By Rod Hill on 2010-05-16

The space shuttle Atlantis will be visible Saturday evening at 9:36 in the southwestern sky.  Look up at 11 degrees altitude.  The shuttle will be moving to the southwest and appear as a fast moving star or night aircraft, higher in the sky than usual.  A second sighting will be possible Sunday evening at 9:07.  Once again, look to the southwestern sky.  A bonus will be the planet Venus, which will appear Saturday night above and to the left of the moon.  Venus will appear as the brightest object in the high sky, next to the moon.  

While I have your attention.  Saturday's PDX high in the 70s becomes the first 3-day stretch of 70 degree temperatures for 2010.  The current dry streak of 5 days, is the longest since February and just the third 5 day dry streak since December.  Wow - maybe it does rain a lot here!!