Aaron Sounds exactly what we saw. I bet it was the same, with a few minutes time lag between your observation and mine. I would think, but correct me someone if I am wrong, that he in CA and me in NJ could not see the same object at the same time???? Unless of course it is of a very high orbit. Penny > -----Original Message----- > From: Aaron Brown [mailto:asb@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU] > Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2000 8:47 PM > To: Penny Fischer > Cc: SeeSat-L@blackadder.lmsal.com > Subject: Re: Tumbling Satellites > > > > In the process, I witnessed a very long (6-7) minute pass of an object which transited > > just about zenith. The time was about 10 p.m. on Friday, May 26th (EDT). > The pass moved > > from the southwest towards the north-northwest. > > > > Myself and two observing companions were able to witness a constant change in > magnitude > > from about 4th mag back up to 2nd mag every two seconds or so, and my fiance > determined > > this was a 2 second-spin rate. > > I also saw something that very much matches your description. I am in > Santa Barbara, CA, but at about 10 pm local time here, also on Friday the > 26th of May, I saw exactly what you saw, a near zenith path, moving > quite slowly, as I recall it was heading to the north-northwest, > changing from about 4th to 2nd magnitude periodically. I wonder if it was > the same object. > > Aaron > 34N25' 119W53' > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' > in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org > http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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