Re: Gorizont 14 back again

From: Ulhas Deshpande (dulhas@im.eth.net)
Date: Tue Aug 28 2001 - 01:20:44 PDT

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    Wher can I find Gorizont? I would like to try and see it
    Ulhas Deshpande
    Nagpur, Central India
    21 08 30 N,79 03 08 E Alt 247 m
    
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: "Ed Cannon" <ecannon@mail.utexas.edu>
    To: <SeeSat-L@blackadder.lmsal.com>
    Sent: Tuesday, 28 August, 2001 13:10
    Subject: Re: Gorizont 14 back again
    
    
    > Sebastian Stabroth asked regarding Gorizont 14:
    > 
    > > Is this a showstopper?
    > 
    > Well, I guess that I wouldn't say that.  I think that its 
    > brightest flashes may reach +4.5, and they occur about 
    > every 87.8 or so seconds.  So it's more of a question of 
    > how interested you are in seeing that type of object.  
    > Superbird A and Intelsat 512 and TDF-1 (if we ever see 
    > it again) are definitely more exciting due to brighter 
    > flashes and much shorter flash periods; but they are 
    > visible for only a few minutes each night, whereas the 
    > Gorizonts usually are visible for a much longer time.
    > 
    > We're having some cloudy nights here; received 7.5 to 15 
    > cm (or more?) of rain in my general vicinity within 24 
    > hours (two heavy rain events) on August 26 UTC.  May be 
    > cloudy for two or three more nights.
    > 
    > Ed Cannon - ecannon@mail.utexas.edu - Austin, Texas, USA
    > 
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