On that page , Phil says... "A sudden brightening, then a drop of 5 magnitudes then a final flare." Which is more or less how I observed L 5 when I took a series of images at the end of last May http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/satcom_transits/Lstrip.jpg The flare as it returned was quite distinct , before it faded again To me this says one of two things...either L5 rotates to make itself "invisible" ...or it has a mechanical device that shields it. Question is , why only go into stealth mode for short periods ? John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Christy" <rdc@zarya.info> To: "'Allen Thomson'" <thomsona@flash.net>; "'Seesat-L'" <SeeSat-L@satobs.org> Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 3:36 PM Subject: RE: Light Curve from Satellite Trail >I used different software for this one, a rather handy web-based >application > called "Google". > > See: > http://www.zen32156.zen.co.uk/disappearencs.htm > > Bob > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Allen Thomson [mailto:thomsona@flash.net] >> Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 3:04 PM >> To: Bob Christy; 'Seesat-L' >> Subject: RE: Light Curve from Satellite Trail > > ............... Also a Lacrosse 5 fade > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.0/1216 - Release Date: > 09/01/2008 > 10:16 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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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