GEOs close to 39.8 East will experience an annular eclipse of the Sun at 18-MAR-07. The satellites in question are visible from Europe, Africa and Western Asia. EXPRESS AM-1 (2004-043A; #28463) at 40.1 East will see an annular eclipse at 22:52 UT (18-MAR-07) and HELLAS-SAT 2 (2003-020A; #27811) at 39.0 East at 22:55:30 UT. The expected drop in visual magnitude should be around mag 2.5 of which 1 mag is during the final 3 minutes before annularity. The whole event lasts half an hour. A few other nearby GEOs will experience a deep partial eclipse. It may not be the most exciting event in the sky - but why not give it a try! Gerhard HOLTKAMP Darmstadt, Germany ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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