After failing at 45 deg alt, I found 05731 METEOR 1-10 going down in the S in DIR=190 degrees (relative to current "up") just 2s ahead of 27665 DELTA 2 R/B in DIR=290 This illustrates my thesis that, for ID purposes, it is much more accurate to describe the motion relative to your vertical in the binocular field, than the (more or less) cardinal directions where it might hit the horizon. Also, you should try to circle the satellites to find any close, recognizable star (cluster, nebula) and, failing that, briefly look above the binoculars to determine the position among stars. I have not yet succeeded in the E 10:29. At 50 deg you had beta/gamma Lyrae, so it would be good to know where in relation to these it passed! /Björn ----- Original Message ----- From: <k4hsm@knology.net> At 10:26 central time (GMT-5 I believe), to my south, (my coords, 41.2100°N, 93.8460°W) I witnessed a polar orbiting satellite traveling south, when another satellite traveling northeast passed real close by within my field of view. Both birds were mag 4-6 range, viewed only thru binoculars (some light pollution at the home I'm staying) and about 45 degrees altitude, again, almost due south. Then just 3 minutes later (10:29 Central) to my east, about 50 degrees altitude a polar orbiting bird traveling south, and one traveling north came close together. I wish I'd been better prepared, because I've seen several low magnitude polar-orbiting birds, and one flare from iridium 30 at 10:34 Central. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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