On Tuesday 20 April at 06:41 UTC I was observing the ISS on an almost overhead pass from NNW to ESE.. After transit and as it passed close to Centaurus a further moderately bright object was seen which appeared to "overtake" the ISS. It was initially travelling in approximately the same direction, but much faster. I estimate that its magnitude was in the region of zero. This object appeared to travel initially slightly to the North of the ISS, then closely "in front" of it, and finally a little to the southeast of it. I doubt if it was rapid enough for a meteor. The ISS entered shadow, and I think the unknown did too. Although Soyuz was on its way to ISS the object does not appear to "fit." Apologies for the delay in reporting this, but I had some uncertainties about it- I have now had the sighting verified by another observer whose location is in the vicinity of 174.894 E, 41.218S. (Useful to have a boss who also watches the sky!) Both of us saw it unassisted, though I also observed it in binoculars. I believe the position of this event to be in the vicinity of R.A 13h dec -43 degrees but am open to correction. Can anyone identify the second object please? Obviously I do not know its altitude but it was in such close proximity that it is possible it would have been visible from the ISS. Robert Holdsworth Wainuiomata New Zealand 147.947E 41..261S. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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