Hi to all, Mention of the EchoSatellites sure takes me back. At the age of seven or eight I spent an hour or two on many evenings standing outside hoping that one of them would pass over. At that time the whole idea of man made objects in space was new and very exciting. Those satellites which were easily visible in the evenings, were what got me interested in Astronomy in the first place. How much simpler it all is now, that we can download predictions and starmaps from the internet each night. Clear skies to all Peter D. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barker, Jefferson (JBARKER)" <JBARKER@arinc.com> To: "Russell" <eberst@cableinet.co.uk>; <seesat-l@blackadder.lmsal.com> Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 5:08 AM Subject: RE: ISS in daytime > Even if Paul Hill were referring to orbiting manmade objects (as opposed to > flying ones) I recall that NASA's Echo aluminized polyester balloon > satellites (Echo I - Aug 1960, Echo II - Jan 1964) often reflected enough > sunlight to be faintly seen during the day. The biggest problem was that in > the early 1960's, without personal computers, modems and the internet, most > people had no way to get pass predictions to know what they might happen to > spot. The Echo balloon satellites were definitely visible during optimal > satellite viewing conditions. > > Jeff Barker > Leavenworth, Kansas, USA ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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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