Hi Greg W. I too have seen HST glint before on more than one occasion. Regards, Grady Whitney 32.9130 N, 94.5500 W (EM22rv) http://upinthesky.info ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Williams" <k4hsm@knology.net> To: <seesat-l@satobs.org> Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2007 6:49 PM Subject: HST flare? > Has anyone who's observed Hubble ever seen it flare? > > I just saw it pass over my location (Knoxville, 35.9676°N, 84.0251°W) and > right as it hit closest approach it flared very bright. Possibly Mag 1.5 > to 1. It then quickly went back to mag 3 to 3.5 and cruised on to the > East. > > This is the first time I've actively looked for it, but didn't expect a > flare. > > -- > > Gregory S. Williams > gregwilliams(at)knology.net > k4hsm(at)knology.net > > http://www.etskywarn.net > http://www.twiar.org > http://www.icebearnation.com > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: > http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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