An unusually clear night, but I failed to see USA 161 on Ted's "Russ" elset or mine. Unfortunately, the observation interval was only -2/+15 minutes on Ted's, and -17/+0 on mine. But at 22.35 UTC I saw two extreme (-8? and very short) flashes within five degrees of chi Draconis, and 10-15 s from each other. If I detected any motion, it was NB, but the only Iridium close was going S seven minutes before? USA 161? 309 X 947 km 1 26934U 01044A 10106.95083824 .00002821 00000-0 57723-4 0 04 2 26934 97.9034 219.0916 0454841 84.6561 280.6357 14.79428516 00 U161 1 26934U 01044A 10079.84649047 .00003400 00000-0 69992-4 0 12 2 26934 97.9246 191.0445 0455440 180.1800 198.9325 14.79537302 30434 Equipment: Voice recorder. Cheap binocular 10 x 50 -- Björn Gimle -- -- COSPAR 5917, STAR, +18.05447 (E), +59.34185 (N), 33 m -- -- COSPAR 5918 WGS84, +18.10127 (E), +59.29813 (N), 44 m -- -- COSPAR 5919, MALMA, +18.6206 (E), +59.2615 (N), 33 m -- _______________________________________________ Seesat-l mailing list http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l
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