Re: Mir, Progress, C2151, C1818 and Telstar 1

JAY RESPLER (JRespler@njsurfnet.net)
Wed, 18 Feb 1998 01:10:27 -0500

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Mir16609@aol.com wrote:
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> Question on Telstar 1 (00340, 62019A):  The perigee for Telstar 1 is 951km
> (515 n-miles) and occurs in the northern extreme of the orbit (44.8 degrees).
> The magnitude on the Skymap plot is about an 8.2 for some relatively high
> passes next month.   Do I have a chance of observing this object with 10x50s
> or is a telescope required?

I've seen it in 20x80 binoculars
 E, 60 deg el.,  @666 mis, mag 8.5
 W, 57 deg el,   @690 mis. mag 8.4

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