Observations of rocket boosters brighter than predicted magnitude, which can happen relatively often. Sep. 4 Big Bear City 06155 ATLAS CENTAUR R/B Mag 0.5 pass, predicted mag about 3.3. I've often seen this R/B bright, a good one to watch. 23753 IRS-1C r was predicted 4.7 & reached nearer mag 3.5, so I saw it at one-power with a first-quarter moon. I tried to see a lunar Iridium flare. I found a location on the centerline of a predicted mag 9 flare, was all set to drive there with my Celestron 80 mm EQ WA scope, & ... my tire developed a fairly fast leak! So I limped into a gas station instead. Grr. I'd like to try for lunar Iridium flares more often, but the nearest clear dark sky is a little way from here! Sep. 6 from Tustin CA 23133 UHF F/O 3 r flared to mag 2, 7 degrees from the moon. Sep. 8 07338 SL-8 R/B from Tustin gave a long pass near mag 1. Best wishes, Mark ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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