We just saw Coriolis pass near gamma Cyg but only saw 2 or 3 flashes, of magnitude ~ +5 (i.e. slightly dimmer than 34 Cyg's magnitude of 4.77). Using 10x50 binoculars, I was only able to see it at its maxima (but that part of my sky is fairly badly light-polluted so more useful data awaits observations from darker skies). The flashes were approximately two seconds apart, and were seen at 2003 Jan 21 / 23:16.1 UTC at an alt/az of 26deg/302deg. At a range of 995 miles and an astronomical phase of 120 deg, the peak of the few flashes we saw corresponded to a quicksat intrinsic magnitude of +2.3 and a SkyMap standard magnitude of +2.8 . Tomorrow we have a slightly higher pass and perhaps we'll be able to see it again. Clear and dark skies! Ed Light Lakewood, NJ, USA N 40.1075, W 074.2312, +24 m (80 ft) On Tue, 21 Jan 2003 12:44:22 -0600 (CST) mmccants@jump.net (Michael McCants) writes: > 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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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