[FPSPACE] ATV short animation

[John Locker]

At comparitively low magnification and a range of about 350 km the eagle 
eyed will be able to spot the solar arrays.
I am not sure what config they are in.


http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/satcom_transits/ATViss.gif

Some artists impressions show the arrays , spread , ">O<" fashion others 
show them parallel  " =O= " , to me it looks like they are
in the latter configuration....although that may change.

In the last couple of frames...ISS is shown about 70 km further away.
Estimated size of ATV , is slightly larger than Columbus , given the 
difference in range ( Columbus can be seen quite well in the last frames ) 
which ties in with known values.

John