Hello,
Agreeable observations in a splendid evening sky near Paris, on Feb 08 ;
2 satellites were observed following ISS.
. ISS at 17:56 UT mag -2.5 steady
. unexpected satellite at 18:06 UT mag 2 almost steady
. probable STS-122 at 18:21 UT mag -1,5 max ; eclipsed at 18:21:39 about between Alpha and Beta UMa.
Sincerely
Alain Figer
48°,891 N
2°,113 E
Altitude : 30 m
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>Date: Sat, 09 Feb 2008 01:38:14 -0700
>De: Woodchuk
>A: SeeSat-L
>Sujet: ISS and Atlantis seen
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>Nice pass of the ISS at 18:31 and STS-122 at 18:45 seen earlier this evening.
>As usual during cold weather (-26°C w/ 25 km wind) the seeing was great sitting in
>an easy chair looking through the front window. I missed seeing Progress as there
>was some very light cloud in the
region.
>
>--
>Larry Wood
>
>300x is almost enough!
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