Has anyone considered the possibility of seeing Mir when it is in the earth's shadow but is lit by moonlight? I doubt it is possible as Moon is 14 mag dimmer than Sun so presumably Mir is mag +12 in moonlight if it is -2 in sunlight (though I have seen it flare to mag -6 presumably when sun glints off solar panels). Is this the correct way to think of this problem? Of course could always watch out for Mir's silhoutte crossing the Moon! -- David Moore BSc FRAS <ai@iol.ie> http://www.iol.ie/~ai "ASTRONOMY & SPACE" magazine, ASTRONOMY IRELAND, P.O.Box 2888, Dublin 1. Tel: (01) 459 8883 (International +353-1-459 8883) Fax: (01) 459 9933 (International +353-1-459 9933) __Irish Newsline: 1550-111-442 calls cost upto 58p/minute______________ __U. K. Newsline: 0891-88-1950 39p/min cheap, 49p/min all other times__