Brad wrote:
> ... a few objects that flare up at about 60
> degrees "off" the main area; Ed Cannon has
> described these before....
Just a small correction -- they are actually
45 degrees (three hours in RA) off. The
ones I have seen have been 3 hours west of
the eclipse area. I've never tried to see
flaring geosats in the pre-dawn hours.
I use the "Little Box" asterism a lot, but I
didn't know its name before. I've always
thought of it as "that rectangle". This
season, the eclipse area has always been in
Sextans and southwest Leo (RA 10:30 to 11:30).
So the "3 hours west" area is 5:30 to 6:30.
The declination for them as seen from here
is -5.
Ed Cannon - Austin, Texas, USA
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