Good conditions last night enabled me to take a look at the station with Simonyi aboard. The clear air prompted an increase in magnification to about 500x ( approx 3.5 arc minutes FOV ) This is on the limit of an 8 inch telescope , but the results yielded a little more detail and can be be seen at http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/satcom_transits/March2005.html Prominent in the early stages was the forward pointing radiator. The individual sections of the main array can also be detected. John Wirral UK ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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