ATV-4 (and Ariane r/b) seen twice from Leiden

From: Marco Langbroek (marco.langbroek@online.nl)
Date: Thu Jun 06 2013 - 04:07:03 UTC

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    Hi all,
    
    Observed ATV-4 pass twice from Leiden (the Netherlands) this night, at 23:47 UT 
    and 1:20 UT. Captured it visually, photographically and on video. The 23:47 UT 
    pass was a zenith pass for me.
    
    During both passes it was bright (mag +1 during the 23:47 pass, mag +0.5 during 
    the 01:20 morning twilight pass) and a very easy naked eye object.
    
    During the 23:47 pass a second, much fainter object preceded the ATV by a few 
    seconds: most likely this was the Ariane upper stage from the launch. I captured 
    both objects on photo and video.
    
    Photo's and video will follow later - I need some sleep now.
    
    - Marco
    
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    Dr Marco Langbroek  -  SatTrackCam Leiden, the Netherlands.
    e-mail: sattrackcam@langbroek.org
    
    Cospar 4353 (Leiden):   52.15412 N, 4.49081 E (WGS84), +0 m ASL
    Cospar 4354 (De Wilck): 52.11685 N, 4.56016 E (WGS84), -2 m ASL
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