Ted Molczan schreef: > Alberto Rango wrote: > >> 09 023B observed 20h01m 10° NNE over the horizon for one >> minute surprisingly bright mg +7 steady. Observed again >> 21h34m 40°/016° surprisingly dim mg +8. Lost mg +8.5 after >> 20 seconds. > > I experienced sudden, deep fades on the nights of May 12 and 13 UTC. They > occurred somewhat low in the north, as phase angle increased, so I expected some > fading, but not so sudden or deep. I lost the object in both cases. I suspect it > may be rotating slowly, or has an unusually high coefficient of phase. > > Ted Molczan This while in contrast it also can be very bright. As seen from Leiden on 11-12 May it equaled the main Big Dipper stars while traversing through that constellation in the zenith, being easily visible by the naked eye even from my town center location. - Marco ----- Dr Marco Langbroek - SatTrackCam Leiden, the Netherlands. e-mail: sattrackcam@wanadoo.nl 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 SatTrackCam: http://home.wanadoo.nl/marco.langbroek/satcam.html Station (b)log: http://sattrackcam.blogspot.com ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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