Re: SATOBS 2005 August 07-08

From: Bruce MacDonald (macdonalddevizes@tiscali.co.uk)
Date: Tue Aug 09 2005 - 16:24:08 EDT

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    Well done Peter - as a fairly new satellite observer I can only look on this
    sort of work with amazement.
    
    The sum total of my satellite observing has been the occasional spotting of
    a sat when out looking at the night sky and, last night, watching USA 129 on
    its evening pass.
    
    A combination of getting a promotion at work, having to work in Central
    London and commuting from Wiltshire (100+ miles in each direction), and the
    late nights of darkness at this latitude mean that the summer months are
    fairly barren for me, even though it would mean that all KHs are visible.
    
    I'm looking forward to the autumn and the chance to start serious observing
    again.
    
    Best wishes
    
    Bruce
    
    Bruce MacDonald
    COSPAR Site 2751
    Devizes, Wiltshire, UK
    51.3440 N 1.9849 W 125m (WGS84)
    >
    > >Congratulations, Peter, on an exceptional night!
    >
    > Thanks, Ted.   Pierre thought 12 cloned Peters helped me but I confess
    > to other helpers:  The two Davids (Brierley and Hopkins) whose
    > prediction software I use; Mike McCants who speedily turns observations
    > into accurate elsets and you, Ted, for ObsReduce.
    >
    > Best wishes,
    
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