Re: Milstar 3 and Milstar 3 Centaur

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>Monday evening (8 June UTC), Mike McCants and I were able to
>observe both Milstar 3 and Milstar 3 Centaur in spite of
>significant cloud problems.  (Using handheld binoculars, I've
>now seen this Centaur three nights in a row [two of them with
>significant clouds] -- so it can't be too hard to find ... at
>least from low-inclination locations!)

Last night I also made an observation of the Milstar 3 Titan-Centaur
(25725/99-023B) at 21:57UT, 8 june 1999 using my 6" telescope. It was
flashing nicely between mag+3->+4 with a period of approx. 1s, so it should
be an easy binocular object. The predicted time & position were very close
(within 1 to 2 seconds) to the actual position, so the elset is accurate.

Best wishes & clear skies,

Jason


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