The latitude here is 30 north. Beginning last September 28 I was able with handheld 10x50 binoculars to see some flaring geosynchs each night through October 5, after which the weather became unfavorable. That was roughly 7 to 12 days after the equinox; roughly the same period before the equinox now comes out to about March 8-13. Unfortunately that is just about the worst phase of the Moon. Still, I hope the weather is favorable! By the way, I was able to see at least some of them two to three hours or possibly more before shadow entry. Ed Cannon - ecannon@mail.utexas.edu - Austin, Texas, USA ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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