<Quote> SPACE.com contacted a number of astronomical observatories but none reported attempting to observe the satellite last night, nor did they have plans for future observations of the debris. "We didn't observe the satellite destruction last night," said a spokesperson from the W. M. Keck Observatory in Mauna Kea, Hawaii, who declined to be named. "Our telescope cannot track something moving that fast. To track an object moving that fast you need a much more nimble telescope." <UnQuote> Well as someone who has tracked and imaged 193 through a scope I would certainly agree with the nimble bit.... seem to recall a number of us using the term "fast and furious" at the time ! It does seem strange though that despite the many thousands of cameras pointing to the sky across Canada during the height of the eclipse period , no one caught the debris field.......I suppose it was a case of "Look behind you !" John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Rogers" <timprogers@gmail.com> To: <seesat-l@satobs.org> Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008 3:22 AM Subject: SeeSat-L mentioned in Space.com Article > Posts by Bjorn Gimle and Patrick Wiggins are quoted. > http://www.space.com/news/080221-sat-shoot-spot.html > > Tim Rogers Atlanta, Georgia > USA > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: > http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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