I'm just down the road from Ron Lee. Observed Phobos-Grunt on 55 degree elevation pass through Cassiopeia. That sucker moves fast. Heavens-Above gives a range of 260 km. I thought I observed slow variation in brightness, on the order of several seconds. Perhaps just the phase angle? I attempted a photo, and it's there, but faint. There appears to be some variation in brightness in the photo as well, but it could be an artifact of uneven exposure. The trail starts within the image and continues off frame. http://www.skywise711.com/misc/PhobosGrunt-111208.jpg I only performed a histogram equalize and then reduced it in size. Image specifics: Nikon D200 ISO 100 30 seconds F/13 42mm focal length (35 mm equivalent) Start time per exif: Dec 8, 2011 4:13:24pm. Correcting for wrong time zone in camera, and that it is about 7.5 seconds fast should yield a start time of 00:13:17 Dec 9, 2011. Should be accurate within a couple seconds. location: Colorado Springs/Black Forest lat 38.955, long -104.663, alt 7000ft (almost exact) Brian _______________________________________________ Seesat-l mailing list http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l
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