Daniel Deak wrote: > > Anyone lucky enough to see it pass directly overhead while > at perigee > > will see it move at a breathtaking 4.74 deg/s. > > > Hi all, > > That was almost the case for me (80 deg. elevation) at 02:51 > UTC Sunday night. > My girlfriend and I watched at 1x and with binoculars but saw nothing. > > Elset used : > RADUGA 33 > 1 23794U 96010A 04124.00336174 .66706691 12752-4 32489-2 0 4913 > 2 23794 47.7885 125.6950 3049989 92.7592 305.0873 9.65178836 71962 You should have seen nothing on that pass, because the object was well above the dense atmosphere. Your prospects should be much better on the next pass, about 05:22 UTC. The latest NASA/OIG elsets: RADUGA 33 1 23794U 96010A 04124.10522317 .61607668 13092-4 30925-2 0 4932 2 23794 47.7872 125.4769 2990066 92.9261 301.2402 9.77387842 71978 RADUGA 33 1 23794U 96010A 04124.10510958 .58966363 13123-4 32489-2 0 4927 2 23794 47.7608 125.4677 2988831 92.8651 300.8781 9.77137635 71970 My sky has cleared significantly, so I am making final preparations. Still rate my chances at seeing my reference stars as 50/50. Ted Molczan ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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