Last night (001016) at 192252 (UT) I saw the ISS+shuttle complex in the West, starting to fade as they entered eclipse. A few seconds later they were about mag 6 and red/orange colour. But the satellite did not disappear, and by 192335 was mag 7 (at 402km), and 192403 was mag 7.5 (at 420km). These last two times the light (white) must have been from the shuttle floodlights. Details below. On the next pass (similar elevations) no light was visible. A question about numbering. It seems reasonable that when two or more objects of similar size are docked (eg the Mir complex), so that the reflected sunlight comes from several parts, we should call it after the first component (eg 86017A = #16609). Anyway this is what I do. But what if all the light comes from one component? Should I call it 98067A=#25544 or 00062A=#26563 ? YATELEY(WATERMAN)ENGLAND IntlId SiteYYMMDDHHMMSSss Sss TCHHMMmm DDddd Ddd E MMm 9806701211500101619225291 020 13175700 +2229 007 5 0006201211500101619233514 020 13202132 +3981 009 5 +70 0006201211500101619240336 020 13230238 +4261 003 5 +75 Total observations = 3 Mike Waterman mike.waterman@marconi.com Site Yateley = COSPAR 2115 = 51.3286N 0.7950W 75m. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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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