Saturday night 8/3/02 at 03.07.25 UTC 1d under alp cyg 065 az 66 el at a slow .11 d/sec with 10 x 50 binocs alt 1939 miles range 2064 miles #25744 was a first for me. Iridium 52 flared to a -8 at 02.22.00 UTC at 072 az 43 el guide star alp cyg = 065 az 58 el. An unknown seen moving very fast at 02.20.38 UTC approx 3d under vega was id with IDSat and alldat.tle as #26737 / #01014B . A very lucky sighting with the unaided eye and then binocs. Apo 22385 mile Per 309 mile, alt seen at 319 mile and range of 330 mile, and a 1.01 degree/ second per IDSat and Element Manager. I try to post current info but sometimes have isp problem and I do not connect for days, sorry for slowness. Also once posted sighting of #65027BF and now doubt accuracy. I'm an amateur having fun with over 1200 sats sighted. Lat 39.4697 Lon -79.3393 Alt 2573 ft ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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