Fwd: Re: PAS 1R geo sat eclipse

From: Jeff Umbarger (jumbarger2000@yahoo.com)
Date: Sun Oct 03 2004 - 03:44:31 EDT

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    Sorry Kevin,
         Meant to send this to a wider audience :)
    
    --- Jeff Umbarger <jumbarger2000@yahoo.com> wrote:
    
    > Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2004 00:42:23 -0700 (PDT)
    > From: Jeff Umbarger <jumbarger2000@yahoo.com>
    > Subject: Re: PAS 1R geo sat eclipse
    > To: kfetter@yahoo.com
    > 
    > So, based on Kevins report, when is the last moment
    > that the earth's shadow will touch the satellites in
    > *perfect* geosynchronous orbit? I'm looking of the
    > date and time in GMT. BTW, what is the radius of the
    > earth's shadow at geosychronous distance as viewed
    > from the earth, measured in degrees?
    > 
    > - Jeff Umbarger
    > 
    > 
    > --- Kevin Fetter <kfetter@yahoo.com> wrote:
    > 
    > > That's was fun:)
    > > 
    > > I watched PAS 1R pass into the earth shadow, then
    > > latter come out of it.
    > > 
    > > It was brighter before it entered the shadow, then
    > > when left the shadow.
    > > 
    > > A neat way to see where the earth shadow really
    > is,
    > > compared to what's predicted.
    > > 
    > > Both eclipse events on video. 
    > > 
    > > Kevin
    
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