I attempted to observe MAST on 2007 Apr 25, at 02:48:00 UTC, -20 s / +60 S, but did not see any satellite on the predicted track. I used the epoch 07114.69437349 TLE of object 31126 / 07012K. I observed from Site 2701: 43.68764 N, 79.39243 W, 230 m I was aimed at RA 15:57, Dec +54:46, 2000.0 Elevation was 48.2 deg; range 997 km. Observing conditions were good. There was no wind, and the sky was clear. Despite the first quarter moon, I could see to about mag 9.5, using 25x100 binoculars. The limiting magnitude for a rapidly moving satellite would not have been as faint. Angular velocity was 0.42 deg/s, so it would have crossed the undistorted portion of my FOV in about 4 s. I intend to search again as weather permits. Ted Molczan ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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