WIRE has been making virtually the same pass at the same time fort the last few evenings. It has definitely slowed in tumble rate. I observed 18 sets of in "ff F" cycles in 60 seconds beginning at 23:50:00 UTC. 99- 11 A 99-03-10 23:51:00.0 JDG 060.0 0.5 54 0.90 ff->F ssm, mag +4.0->6.5 99- 11 A 99-03-10 23:51:00.0 JDG 060.0 0.5 18 3.333 ff->F ssm, mag +4.0->6.5 Iridium 79 gave a nice 1x flash centered at 23:54:35 UTC The ISS was about a +2.0 mag as it passed over gamma-UMi (15az, 26el), then brightened to about +1.5 to +1.0 as it passed through the tail of the Big Dipper (40az, 27el). Iridium 20 did not provide a single 1x flash from 00:38:10 to 00:43:00 Topex/Poseidon (22076) displayed a very nice flare tonight. It was visible at 1x at 01:04:35 UTC and gradually increased in brightness until it was about a -1 mag, brighter than nearby Capella at 21:05:03 UTC (285az, 57el). By 01:05:35 UTC it had dimmed back to +6.0 mag. Cheers. Don Gardner Homepage: http://hometown.aol.com/mir16609 39.1796 N, 76.8419 W, 34m ASL