Re: Evening viewing

Craig Cholar (3432P@VM1.CC.NPS.NAVY.MIL)
Sun, 11 Jan 98 04:38:26 PST

Jeff Hunt mentioned an UNID he saw that was almost as bright as Saturn.
He said that OAO 2 rk (3598/68110B) matched the track, but he doubted
that it could get that bright.  I've seen it get as bright as mag 1,
and there are quite a few PPAS entries that show it getting that bright.
The other OAO objects can occasionally put on a good show, so they are
on my 'always look' list.

OAO 1     02142   66 31A
OAO 1 Rk  02144   66 31B
OAO 2     03597   68 110A   (I saw this glint to -2 once)
OAO 2 Rk  03598   68 110B
OAO 3     06153   72 65A
OAO 3 Rk  06155   72 68B

BTW, I think OAO stands for Orbiting Astronomical Observatory.  They
were the early ancestors of the Hubble Space Telescope.

 Craig Cholar    3432P@VM1.CC.NPS.NAVY.MIL