Re: Space debris article

From: Gordon Prichard (gprichard@vtown.com.au)
Date: Sat Oct 06 2007 - 05:43:32 EDT

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    Hello everybody,
         I have been intending to raise this topic for a few weeks.
         Recently, while using CalSky to identify observed satellites, I
    have noticed that the number of FengYun 1C debris tracks have increased
    greatly. Most are around magnitude 5.2 but, it seems to me, that this
    debris cloud is descending rapidly. Are we in for a period of large
    numbers of FengYun 1C tracks appearing, visible to the unaided eye, in
    the next few months followed by a "debris storm" as the debris
    re-enters?
            Gordon
            Newcastle, Australia
    
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: "Edward S Light" <light@argoscomp.com>
    To: <SeeSat-L@satobs.org>
    Cc: <light@argoscomp.com>
    Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2007 12:38 AM
    Subject: Space debris article
    
    
    >
    >
    > The latest (i.e. October 2007) issue of "PHYSICS TODAY" has an
    > interesting and depressing article about space debris.
    >
    > It is viewable at:
    >
    >
    http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_60/iss_10/35_1.shtml
    >
    > Clear and dark skies!
    >    Ed Light
    >    Lakewood , NJ, USA
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