Last night we had a pass of Coriolis low in the west. (Alt 22 Azi 267 Range 1100 miles.) In spite of the poor phase angle, it was seen flashing to about magnitude 5.5 or 6 every 1.8 seconds with a minimum magnitude of only about 7.5. Because it's sun-sync at dawn/dusk, wintertime is the only chance to see it. I would like someone else to report on it. Coriolis 1 27640U 03001A 03021.04321354 -.00000524 00000-0 -23454-3 0 413 2 27640 98.7346 29.7680 0013531 289.0138 70.9117 14.18005772 2107 The MetSat PSLV rocket was seem flashing from magnitude 9.5 to 11 with a period near 1.0 seconds (or perhaps 2.0 seconds) at a range of 5500 miles. It was difficult to measure and perhaps it is in some unusual tumbling mode after its fuel dump. So it may change period over the next few weeks. It has a low perigee, so that could also cause its flash period to change. MetSat PSLV Rk 1 27526U 02043B 03020.31130185 .00048697 13981-5 20311-2 0 955 2 27526 18.0183 43.2174 7192877 280.5280 12.1931 2.43141275 3113 The Atlantic Bird 3 SYLDA (27463, 2002-35D) had an unusually large magnitude variation (mag 7 to invisible (about 11)) with a period of about 60 seconds at a range of 5000 miles. TiPS was pretty as it made a near-zenith pass. Ed could see it in his 10x50 binoculars, but the 8-inch gave a really good view. Mike McCants Austin, TX ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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