Hi All, My name is Chris Scibelli. I'm from Longmeadow (Western MA) and Dennis MA (Cape Cod). I just became interested in the hobby a few weeks ago but have had a 6 inch Newtonian since college days 30 years ago and I have recently started bringing it out again after doing some observing. I have also been a amateur radio op. for 20 plus years and am NU1O. I've seen some of the common and bright sats like the shuttle, ISS, and dockings in the past. I have also used the RS sats for radio communication. >Hello: >Last night I saw 2 satellites close together in 7x50 binoculars passing by Epsilon >Bootis. Just wondering if anyone knows what they were? >Date: July 7/8, 2008 >UT: approx: 0038-0040 >Place: Halifax, Nova Scotia,Canada >Lat: N44d 39' >Long: W63d 36' Mike et al: On June 6th while at my house in Dennis MA I saw two objects that match your description. The time was 11:15 PM and they were visible in a chance sighting using 12 by 50 binoculars. I first spotted them north of Cygnus and lost them below Altair. My coordinates at the Cape are N 70d 11m W 41d 44m. That observation is what lead me to this site and this fascinating hobby. After reading just part 1 of the FAQ I concluded the magnitude, which I'd guess to be 8, was due to the late hour. It was almost 3 hours after sunset. This is my first post. If I have broke protocol an email would be appreciated. What got my attention was their proximity. It looked like one was chasing the other, same path, same magnitude. I asked on Yahoo Answer's and was told I most likely saw space junk. Chris Scibelli Longmeadow, MA N 42D 03M W 72D 33M **************Get the scoop on last night's hottest shows and the live music scene in your area - Check out TourTracker.com! (http://www.tourtracker.com?NCID=aolmus00050000000112) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : Wed Jul 09 2008 - 22:41:51 UTC