It was like Sirius had gone Nova... It actually had to be brighter than -8, as I have been centerline on -8 Iridium's.. It was big, bright, and lasted a long time as blue.. 10-15 seconds.. Mind you I was STUNNED, so these "times" are.. well.. you know.. I was mad Wifey didn't come out to see it.. I always warn her about the "Sun at your back" passes.. Well it's burned into my Retina's! Derek ----- Original Message ----- From: Fred Valcho To: Derek C Breit ; SEESAT Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2010 7:42 PM Subject: Re: Best pass of the ISS *EVER*... Derek, I'm soooo jealous! I just made the trek to Spokane to start My Life version 2.0 in my new position. And I missed the ISS passover! I'll have to re-calculate my heavens-above long/lat for this area to view the next days passes. This means I missed the only visible pass for this location! drats! Spokane Coordinates: 47.6590° N, 117.4250° W oh well . . . -Fred ----- Original Message ---- From: Derek C Breit <breit_ideas@poyntsource.com> To: SEESAT <seesat-l@satobs.org> Sent: Sat, January 23, 2010 6:35:30 PM Subject: Best pass of the ISS *EVER*... Just saw the 51 degree pass of the ISS from the NW to the SE.. And in the SE it looked liked a welder's arc.. Bright blue white and an easy -7.. Can these solar panel flares be predicted?? By far the best pass I have ever seen of the ISS, and not just because it is clear after 4.74 inches of rain over the last week.. :-)) Derek C Breit BREIT IDEAS Obs - Morgan Hill, CA www.poyntsource.com/New/index.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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