when I looked at the ISS pass (it's back to red again) at 18:00 UTC (27-OCT-06) from my location (49.88N , 8.66E) I saw another bright object which toward the North appeared to move on a similar orbit but slightly slower and leading by one minute. I now realize it was just a perspective effect lasting for no more than a minute and the leading satellite was actually Lacrosse 5. I hadn't checked with Lacrosse so it came as a surprise to me. Lacrosse 5 was at a bright mag 1 (or even better) and it remained at a steady brightness - no flares or disappearances this time. Gerhard HOLTKAMP Darmstadt, Germany ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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