noss & iridiums obs

From: Kurt Dequick (kurtsmaze@freegates.be)
Date: Sun Apr 07 2002 - 16:35:20 EDT

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    Hello,
    
    Last night (April 6) we saw a passage of NOSS 2-1 (22:13 UT). All 
    three were around magnitude 2 : easily visible with the naked eye.
    Later we saw Iridiums 14, 21, 75 & 70 in the same area of the sky.
    With the time between first and last being about 17 minutes.
    The first two have a '?' status: they flared as predicted, but with a 
    magnitude less than predicted.
    
    I was observing with a group of 'deep sky people'. They were glad 
    they saw something else for a change besides nebulae. And when 
    I showed them a geosat in my telescope (my 8 inch was dwarfed 
    by theirs), it made them feel drunk!
    
    (observing site was at 51,0 N ; 2.86 E)
    
    bye,
    kurt
    
    
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    kurtsmaze@tiscalinet.be
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