Sebastian Stabroth asked regarding Gorizont 14: > Is this a showstopper? Well, I guess that I wouldn't say that. I think that its brightest flashes may reach +4.5, and they occur about every 87.8 or so seconds. So it's more of a question of how interested you are in seeing that type of object. Superbird A and Intelsat 512 and TDF-1 (if we ever see it again) are definitely more exciting due to brighter flashes and much shorter flash periods; but they are visible for only a few minutes each night, whereas the Gorizonts usually are visible for a much longer time. We're having some cloudy nights here; received 7.5 to 15 cm (or more?) of rain in my general vicinity within 24 hours (two heavy rain events) on August 26 UTC. May be cloudy for two or three more nights. Ed Cannon - ecannon@mail.utexas.edu - Austin, Texas, USA ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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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