Kenneth Drake wrote: > Just viewed a bright (mag. 3) pair (~1 degree apart) of > satellites moving nne past M44 at 03:11 Apr. 8UT. Heavens > Above did not predict them at my location, lat 30 28 39 > long 95 33 05. They gradually faded to below naked eye (5.7) > visibility as they approached the bowl of the Little Dipper. > I have not a clue what they are but could they be the NOSS > triplet minus one? This was one of the new NOSS pairs, specifically NOSS 3-2. Hobbyists assigned catalogue number 28097 to the leader, and 28095 to the trailer. There is more information on NOSS here: http://www.satobs.org/noss.html Here is Heavens-Above's prediction for 28097: http://www.heavens-above.com/PassDetails.asp?SatID=28097&lat=30.4775&lng=-95.551 4&alt=0&loc=Unspecified&TZ=CST&Date=38450.1329440056 Ted Molczan ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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