A while back I explained a method that I use (using H-A) to plot the path that a Iridium satellite is going to make at the time that it makes a flare. I probably need to clarify why I carefully predetermine the path of the satellite even though the flare is going to be obvious. The reason should become clear when I tell what I did the other night. It went like this.... I "impressed" the neighbors by pointing out to them and their friends that a light would show up between three stars in Cygnus. At the precise moment the light did shine as predicted. Now, had I not obtained the detailed information about the position of the flare, with respect to the stars, I would not have been able to point to the exact stars that the flare was going to occur close to. The fact that I knew the exact time and place really impressed these people and assured me that we would reap the full benefit of the information available at H-A. I am one that cannot not point to a precise altitude and azimuth w/o the help of something like a star chart or an instrument of some kind. I am also not willing to chance looking ignorant by pointing to the wrong place, however slight that may be. Clear skies! Tom Iowa USA ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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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