An interesting message from another observer in the Wycombe area, a few miles north of me: > Hi Ed, > > I also saw Discovery and the ET. The ET was lower and visibly redder than > Discovery. > Although they both became much dimmer when they (presumably) went into > eclipse they remained visible in binoculars and a couple of times Discovery > produced a cloud of golden gas. Presumably thruster operation or dumping > something. Quite startling the first time. > > Then a bright meteor, from the zenith to the South, near Mars, leaving a > train for a second or two. A Persied I suppose. > > Then the ISS, very bright and seems almost to be resolved in the binoculars > (15x70). This took a higher path than the ISS and went into eclipse much > later, while descending to the East.. > > And finally the 22:49 Iridium flare. > > Also M28 and M31, a busy but short session, thanks for pointing this out. > > Chris In my light polluted area with no binoculars I lost them straight after they went into eclipse. Ed. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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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