Re: sun tracking solar panels and possible flares

From: Robert Holdsworth (robbonz1@xtra.co.nz)
Date: Thu Dec 28 2006 - 17:27:22 EST

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    I observed the ISS this morning our time on a pass commencing 0243  UTC.
    
    This is the first pass I have been able to observe since the  latest 
    modifications: the lack of observation was owing to initially having no 
    visible passes and subsequently almost continuous cloud cover.
    
    Magnitude was normal here too at about mag 1 to -1, whereas passes before 
    the changes had shown higher magnitudes (about -2 or -3) on acquisition 
    gradually fading with an orange tinge being more noticeable as it faded.
    (Today's pass was higher in elevation than those observed before I "lost" 
    the ISS for a month or so.)
    
    However the orange coloration was evident on all of this pass, not 
    pronounced to start with but as the ISS receded the orange predominated, and 
    was very distinct through binoculars.
    
    A subsequent lower elevation dawn pass was not seen, the sky was quite 
    bright.
    
    Robert
    Wainuiomata
    New Zealand
    41.261S
    174.948E
    
    
    
    
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: "John Locker" <john@satcom.freeserve.co.uk>
    To: <SeeSat-L@satobs.org>
    Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 10:07 AM
    Subject: Re: sun tracking solar panels and possible flares
    
    
    > Didnt notice any flares tonight Tom...in fact there was no orange glow 
    > either.
    > In addition I would say that brightness was as predicted .
    > What was missing was the extra " brightness" from the new radiator.
    > Previously , before the sun tracking was put in operation , the new 
    > radiator was "earth pointing" and very bright.Now it moves as the
    > array rotates and seems  less reflective.
    >
    > John
    >
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    >
    >
    
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