Re: What Did I See?

From: Greg Williams (k4hsm@knology.net)
Date: Tue Jun 22 2010 - 07:30:42 UTC

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    Watched it pass overhead again tonight, moving along like it has a  
    purpose.
    
    Cosmos 2462 it is.
    
    Greg Williams
    gregwilliams@knology.net
    k4hsm@knology.net
    
    
    
    On Jun 21, 2010, at 2:44 PM, Art Glick wrote:
    
    > Thanks to Arnold Barmettler, who identified it as Cosmos 2462.  The  
    > reason it did not appear in H-A is because the magnitude of this  
    > bird is not set.  It's orbit is somewhat elliptical, too.  It  
    > appears we caught this one right at perigee, considering its speed.   
    > It was really moving!
    >
    > So just how low does a bird have to get before it starts skimming  
    > the atmosphere and leaving a plasma trail.  Can someone say?  I  
    > suppose it does depend on solar activity and how bloated the  
    > atmosphere is, but what's the range of altitudes?
    >
    >
    > At 02:39 PM 6/21/2010, k4hsm@knology.net wrote:
    >
    >> I, too saw this exact same object, going SW - NE and I noted it was  
    >> moving VERY fast across the sky. I was on an overlook at  
    >> Gatlinburg, TN and it was about a Mag 1. I was up there for an  
    >> amateur radio activity and wasn't prepped for searching for birds,  
    >> but did see a few even with a bright moon.
    >>
    >> It was about 1-2 minutes before you caught it, Art.
    >>
    >> My position (obtained from Google Maps): 35.711301, -83.530137
    >>
    >> First observed below moon. Passed close to Libra and about a 65-70  
    >> degree elevation. It looked as thought it might have been at a 51.6  
    >> degree inclination same as ISS.
    >>
    >> 01:43 AM, 21 June.
    >>
    >> Greg Williams
    >> Tennessee
    >>
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