Re: Observations and UNID Request

From: JAY RESPLER (jrespler@superlink.net)
Date: Tue Mar 27 2001 - 21:48:59 PST

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    Jonathan T Wojack wrote:
    > Saw Lacrosse 2 @ mag. 2.5 @ 00:35 UT, 03-28-2001 in the NorthEast.  At
    > the same time, a bright (+1) satelllite appeared in the East at about 50
    > degrees in elevation.  10-15 seconds after sighting it, the satellite
    > disappeared.  Unfortunately, I cannot identify it.  Can anyone help?
    
    I was running a star party for 3d graders at a school near here.  Members of my
    STAR astronomy and Mensa clubs had scopes set up helping me. I had made
    predictions and was showing 100 people this very same Lacrosse pass.  Lots of
    oohs and ahs.  In the middle of the Lacrosse pass moving left, I had predictions
    of an Iridium 54 flare moving right. It faded because it was just a flare, not
    its regular brightness.  Here is that prediction:
    
    Site name:  NJ. Iridflar v2.1
    Latitude:  40.28083  Longitude:  -74.60000  Altitude:   140.0 ft
    Time Zone: UTC  -5.0 h
    
           Local     Local     Iridium          Sun    Flare  Max Flare  Ird
    Day    Date      Time    Azm El Rnge N I  Azm Elv MMA Mag  Bearing    #
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Tue 2001- 3-27 19:34:31  126 58  562 D L  287 -14  R  -2  15.2 mi W  54
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
    > Saw the Cosmos 2278 Rocket @ mag. 3.2.
    
    I wanted to show this to the crowd also, but lights around the edge of the field
    kept us from spotting it.
    
    -- 
    Jay Respler
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