About 3:09:45 UTC on 9 July (Thursday night local time), I was trying to find Cosmos 1470 when I happened to see a very bright one-power flare, about +0 magnitude, to the "left" (north) of Vega (alpha Lyra), going north. It lasted at least a couple of seconds if not three or four, and I may not have seen the beginning. Later I identified this one as NOAA 11 (19531, 88-89A). Recently SPOT 3 (22823, 93-61A) has made two near-zenith passes here during which, on both occasions, I've been able to observe it display twelve easy one-power flashes in a row as it moved off to the north. These passes were, if my records are correct, 4 and 10 July UTC. It's really great to see these things, especially since we are still having quite a few nights, more than usual, hampered in one way or another by clouds. Ed Cannon - ecannon@mail.utexas.edu - Austin, Texas, USA