>>Based on the latest SATEVO-generated orbits posted by Alan, the reentry has a good chance of occurring on the ascending node that passes close to Palau -- indeed, Palau would actually have a decent chance of observing it if it weren't for the fact that it occurs in midmorning (5 January ~23:52 UT).<< I guess it is time to introduce myself. My name is Mike Wendt and I am a pilot with Continental Airlines based in Guam. Yes, Guam. we have 10 Boeing 737-800 and a pilot base here. Palau is one of our destinations from Guam. We did not have a morning flight scheduled there today (23:52 UT is 9:52 a.m. Palau time.) There are flights at different times of the day, depending on the day of the week. Last Wednesday, we did have a 23:25 UT departure from Palau to Manila. I have been lurking on this list for maybe 6 months now. Over the last 18 months, I have planned several observations of Iridiums, Mir, ISS and Hubble. Plus numerous satellites that I have not identified. Eventually, I may try to take some timed observations to report here. Side note some may find interesting. I am a talk radio junkie. When I see a good negative magnitude pass of anything predicted on Heavens-Above, I call the afternoon local talk guy (Myk Powell) and tell the Island when and where to look. He tells me he gets a LOT of feedback from people who stick their heads out the window and look up for once.<G> (www.k57.com, 0500 to 0900 UT M-F for you Internet radio listeners.) One question. Discounting weather, how far is the observation horizon from a reentry? Mike. (Getting ready for Mir to rain in my back yard.) 76147.2250@compuserve.com N13:31.59 E144:54.31 665 feet. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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