Hi Matt, In answer to your question, I think it's probably the moon!! Tee Hee! Regards, Stuart In message <3079284996@eastriding.gov.uk>, Matthew_Fawcett@eastriding.go v.uk writes > > Does anyone know what the oldest objects still in Earth Orbit are? > Is Telstar 1 the oldest of them all? > > Matt Fawcett > > 53.893N 0.273W > > >______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ >Subject: Tiros 1 - 40th anniversary >Author: SeeSat-L@blackadder.lmsal.com at MHS >Date: 03/04/2000 05:55 > > > > > Hi all - > Last night being the 40th anniversary of the launch of the >world's first weather satellite, Tiros 1, I decided to celebrate >by observing this object. So, I ran Quicksat (predictions >below), set up my 12-inch reflector pointed at the appointed >spot, and there it was. Being a meteorologist who remembers the >day when the first images were beamed down, this was a special >sighting! > I then noticed that another oldie, Telstar 1, was due an hour >later. So, once again, with the help of Quicksat and the 12- >inch, there it was - this time with the tunes of the instrumental >"Telstar" (by a group called the Tornadoes) rolling through my >head. > As someone on this list called them, these "orbiting antiques" >are a thrill to follow! > By the way, to keep the information content of these messages up >to par, I made some magnitude estimates: > Tiros 1 was mag. 8.7; Telstar 1 was 10.8. > 2000 Apr 2 SunUT214 1156 > H M S Al AziC Dir Mag Dys Hgt Shd Rng R A Dec Name > 2 51 21 41 141C 271 7.7 4 412 110 591 1025 -1.8 Tiros 1 > 3 58 38 52 132C 271 11.0 4 32681491 3693 1132 10.3 Telstar 1 > cheers, Rich Keen > Coal Creek Canyon, Colorado, USA (39.877N, 105.391W, elev 2728m) > > >----------------------------------------------------------------- >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 > > > > > >********************************************************************** >This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and >intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they >are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify >the system manager. > >This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by >MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. > >www.mimesweeper.com >********************************************************************** > >----------------------------------------------------------------- >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 > -- Stuart Eves ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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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