Tony Beresford wrote: > .. >> UNKNOWN: Thought I saw Envisat though said binocs but this satellite >> was traveling due East, went into eclipse at 22:30, and I caught it >> just about 30 seconds before eclipse. Elevation about 25-30 degrees, >> ESE of my location. Never caught Envisat. > > Greg, > Envisat is in a Sun synchronous orbit,(97-98 degrees inclination ) so > it should have been moving S-N rather than due East > as you report. > Tony Beresford I suppose I should have stated it this way: I thought I was watching Envisat at first sighting, until I realized it was travelling almost due East. I labeled it unknown since nothing on HA was showing a pass in that direction at that time. Thanks. -- Gregory S. Williams gregwilliams(at)knology.net k4hsm(at)knology.net http://www.etskywarn.net http://www.twiar.org http://www.icebearnation.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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