Hi. My name is Nick from Melbourne, Australia. Sorry, but I'm an utter layperson when it comes to viewing satellites - I've joined Chris Peats Heavens Above site and enjoy casually observing the ISS and other satellites when weather permits downunder. Last night (11 April) myself and a brother were watching the ISS pass over our city from west to east at approx 6.47pm EST Aust. Spectacularly bright at -0.5 magnitude in cloudless sky. I don't know how to get our exact co-ordinates of Melbourne? At the exact same time (6.47pm) we suddenly noticed to the north (approx 60 degrees from zenith) of our location 2 bright satellites travelling together on top of each other - both easily as bright as the ISS (approx -1.0 manitude??). We viewed both satellites for 30 seconds heading towards north / north east. They slowly dimmed out of view. Chris Peats website didn't have the satellites listed. From your website it appears we may have spotted a NOSS? Does this conclusion sound right? Regards Nick Kennedy ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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