Superbird A

From: Ed Cannon (ecannon@mail.utexas.edu)
Date: Fri Dec 13 2002 - 04:16:40 EST

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    I observed Superbird A earlier tonight, 3:43:38.4 to 
    3:50:36.4 Dec 13 UTC.  This was with 10x50 binoculars.  
    The sky was no clouds but probably about 100% humidity 
    -- plus the first-quarter Moon of course.  PPAS report:
    
    89- 41 A 02-12-13 03:49:28.5 EC  338.9 0.2  15 22.59  +3.5->inv
    
    It looks like it will be about 12.5 degrees south of the 
    gibbous Moon tonight.  At 3:50 I have the Moon at about 
    1:17, +3.8 and Superbird A at 1:26, -8.8.  (The local 
    astronomy club meeting is this evening, so I guess I'll 
    miss tonight's episode.)  Superbird A will still be 
    visible from here in two weeks, after the Moon is rising 
    too late to interfere.  I have observed it as low as 15
    degrees up in the west on at least one occasion.
    
    Made brief non-obs attempts of Spacenet 3R and Insat 2D
    (predicted within about one degree of each other), 
    Gorizont 24, Spacenet 2, and ETS 6.
    
    Observing site, E. Ney Museum grounds, 30.307N, 97.727W, 150m.
    
    Ed Cannon - ecannon@mail.utexas.edu - Austin, Texas, USA
    
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