Re: TRMM still flying?

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In a message dated 2/11/99 01:30:05 PM EDT, grc@spica.usno.navy.mil writes:

> Just north of you it was terrible! We were due for a very nice Mir pass with
> a
>  simultaneous mag -7 flare from Iridium 5!  I'd just talked to a group of
>  students at Bishop O'Connell HS in Arlington (who polished one of the 
> mirrors on
>  the upcoming "Starlight" mission) and had them all psyched for this "two-
fer"
> . 
>  And about 20 minutes before the event the clouds rolled in...

About 20 miles (32 km) to the north of Geoff:
The clouds in my area were translucent and allowed me to observe the Mir at
about a -1 mag and Iridium 5 at about a -2 mag.

It was nice to see the "two-fer" with my constant companions; the many cul-de-
sac lights and the low flying commercial aircrafts and without those annoying
stars. :-)

Cheers
Don Gardner
Homepage: http://hometown.aol.com/mir16609/
39.1796 N, 76.8419 W, 34m ASL

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