Jay Respler > > Seems like this is a sister to Superbird in that it only flashes very brightly > at certain times. I looked for it a few times on other days with binoculars > without seeing it. This time it was flashing to mag 6, period 53 sec. Watched > for 4 cycles starting 5:01UT then left binoculars set at the spot. When I > came back at 5:23 UT, I saw only 1 flash at about mag 8-9, and then no more. A few months ago, when it was visible here on the west coast, I observed it several times, sort of late-ish local time (11PM - midnight). The exact times and dates were posted to this list. It was flashing about mag 5 - 6 every time that I looked for it. Then, a few weeks later, I looked for it several times in the earlier evening, and didn't see any flashes at all. Perhaps it's a time-of-day phenomenon, dependent on your sun angle. > Does someone want to predict when Gorizont is flashing at its brightest? I'd love to. Unfortunately, I don't know how! Robert Sheaffer - robert@debunker.com - Skeptical to the Max! my new GPS tells me I'm at 37 deg 17.3' N., 121 deg 59.2' west (San Jose, CA) Visit my Home Page - http://www.debunker.com/~sheaffer Skeptical Resources Debunking All Manner of Bogus Claims Also: Opera / Astronomy / Mens Issues / more