Greetings, I just signed on and the welcome note requested a brief introduction of myself. I live in the Chicago, Il, USA, area and have been a life long astronomy and space exploration enthusiast. About 3-4 years ago I learned about the ability to observe satellites and have been hooked since. My job schedule allows me to be able to observe after dusk and before dawn (Often catching 2 or 3 consecutive passes of some sat's like the MIR). I also teach astronomy part-time at a local school to the junior high students as a visiting "amatuer astronomer" from Project Astro run by the Adler Planetarium in Chicago. John Nebl e-mail: NeblJM@aol.com