Observed the docked complex on a pass which was predicted to commence with shadow entry at 1536 UTC- however as shadow entry was at 5 degrees elevation and anything below about 10 degrees is obscured by hills here, not possible to see it at that point. Timing of acquisition was not noted (it is very early morning here and only up for a few minutes to see it - so blame sleepiness!) However it passed by Alpha Centauri at 15:39:20 - about 3 seconds earlier than predicted by Calsky- for the reasons stated above I have not had a chance to look at any other recent predictions! Sky was highly moonlit and the complex did not appear especially bright, only around -1 to plus 1 as predicted for ISS on its own. However this is not surprising considering it is well before sunrise- sun 17 degrees below horizon. No sign of flaring and little sign of orange coloration, though may have appeared to vary in colour slightly around culmination. Next pass is an "overhead" one culminating at 88 degree elevation, hopefully although sky will be quite bright the complex will be bright enough to be visible. Robert Wainuiomata New Zealand 174.948E 41.261S UTC plus 13 (calculate that and you will see why I am going back to sleep!) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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