Some 30 minutes ago, at 17:59 UTC, I observed Progress-M58 passing through Aquila at 30-35 degrees altitude, through a hole amidst flying clouds, just before it went into eclips. I estimated it at about mag. +1.5, steady. With my back (and camera) pressed to the northernmost wall of the compound, it grazed the roof of my house, as it was zipping by at large speed. I managed to capture it on a photograph, a reduced quality crop of which can be seen here: http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b176/marcoaliaslama/satellites/prog_m58.jpg The trail is in the gap between the clouds just above the roof, crossing the chimney pipe. A bit marginal perhaps, but I am happy I got it at all. As usual, it was completely clear again a few minuts after the pass... :-/ I think the endpoint of the trail will allow a position determination, which will follow later. - Marco :-) ----- Dr Marco Langbroek - SatTrackCam Leiden, Cospar 4353 Leiden, the Netherlands. 52.15412 N, 4.49081 E (WGS84), +0 m ASL SatTrackCam: http://home.wanadoo.nl/marco.langbroek/satcam.html Station (b)log: http://sattrackcam.blogspot.com Atom RSS: http://sattrackcam.blogspot.com/atom.xml e-mail: sattrackcam@wanadoo.nl ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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