Greetings all: Mir observed at zenith over southeast Virginia on Feb 24 at 0h 4m 25s UTC. Progress M33 observed 192 seconds later. M33 at mag 4, brightened up to mag 1 for about 10 sec during glint. I just received a copy of Desmond King-Hele's A Tapestry of Orbits. What a jewel of a book. James E Byrd Amateur Satellite Observers of Southeast Virginia Lat 37.17N Lon 76.5W www.seva.net/reg/satellite