Over the last year and a half, the difference between Mir's predicted and observed magnitudes has been increasing as modules have been added. Difference between Observed |-West or East predicted and observed Magnitude ||-elevation magnitude || |-a=am Mir -.1 w74 1/95 +.4 e26 4/95 +.2 w32 -1.3 -1.1 w67 9/95 -.8 -.6 e56 -1.9 -2.0 e65 10/95 +.2 1.9 w32 -1.2 -0.6 w50 1/96 -1.8 -0.6 e31 -2. -2. e66 6/96 -.3 1.3 e40a -.2 .4 w59 -2.8 -2.7 w46a Intrinsic mag for Quicksat = 0.3 -- Join us at Eurosom 2, the Satellite Observers Meeting: Oct.22/23, Belgium http://www.rzg.mpg.de/~bdp/eurosom.html -- JRespler@InJersey.com or Jay.Respler@bytewise.org Satellite Tracker * Early Typewriter Collector Freehold, New Jersey