Re: FITSAT-1 LEDs

From: Thomas Laskowski (tmlask@att.net)
Date: Wed Dec 12 2012 - 19:10:32 UTC

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    Sorry. Being an amateur astronomer and radio amateur I'm just used to giving 
    everything in UTC. I looked for the LEDs between 0614:30 and 0616:30 UTC which 
    would have been 1:14:30 am to 1:16:30 am EST for me. FITSat was passing between 
    Regulus and Alphard (Alpha Hydrae) at this time and this was about 22 degrees 
    altitude.
    
    I did see FITSat during an early evening pass last night when it passed thru 
    Cetus but the LEDs were not activated at that time. The satellite was about mag. 
    7.5.
    
    
    
    
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    From: "ka8vit@ka8vit.com" <ka8vit@ka8vit.com>
    To: seesat-l@satobs.org; Thomas Laskowski <tmlask@att.net>
    Sent: Wed, December 12, 2012 1:39:08 PM
    Subject: Re: FITSAT-1 LEDs
    
    
    Wasn't it at 0114 (EST) ? 
      
    If I recall the 0614 was Zulu time. 
      
    73 - Bill KA8VIT 
      
    
    On December 12, 2012 at 8:45 AM Thomas Laskowski <tmlask@att.net> wrote: 
    > I looked for the expected pass of FITSAT-1 to try and see the LEDs between 
    > 0614:30 and 0616:30 this morning. Using 10 x 50 binoculars I saw nothing. It 
    >was 
    >
    > about 22 degrees up in the SE but the sky was crystal clear. I did get to see a 
    >
    > few very nice Geminids though while waiting. 
    > 
    > 
    > Tom Laskowski 
    > South Bend, IN 
    
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