In a message dated 2/18/00 10:05:09 AM Eastern Standard Time, dleblanc@alberni.net writes: > I observed Mir this morning from my location. > > An object in a high orbit crossed Mir at 1420 UTC, producing > 3 flares at mag 1.0 within a degree or two of the space station. > > Did anyone else observe these flares and what was the object? > Not a lot of detail to go on, but the following object was crossing Mir's path at 1420. So, it was in the right place at the right time (about 15 deg to the left of Polaris along Mir's track) and more than double the height of Mir's orbit. Perhaps someone has seen flares from this object? Abbreviated Satellite Hunting output... Prediction Date: 2000 Feb 18 [Fri] U.T.C. Satellite Name Sat.# Elev. Azimuth Mag Hgt 14:13:41 DMSP B5D1-3 10820 10° 163° [S] 7.6 785 14:18:53 DMSP B5D1-3 10820 88° 059° [NE] 5.3 785 14:24:08 DMSP B5D1-3 10820 10° 346° [N] 7.7 785 U.T.C. Satellite Name Sat.# Elev. Azimuth Mag Hgt 14:19:07 Mir Complex 16609 21° 287° [W] 0.8 352 14:20:53 Mir Complex 16609 49° 357° [N] -.6 352 14:23:49 Mir Complex 16609 10° 073° [E] 1.7 352 _______________________________________ Regards, Stephen stephmon@aol.com xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Satellite Hunting™ visible pass prediction shareware v2.0.2 is now available for download at http://stephen.fathom.org/sathunt.html xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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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