Last night's 57deg pass by Lacrosse 5 ( mag 3.2 .. HA ) at 2320 BST didn't seem out of the ordinary...no flare or sudden disappearance. Using a 2X barlow lens I obtained a number of frames. The animation at http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/satcom_transits/L5anim4f.gif Shows a short sequence. These are raw frames , magnified by 50% with increased brightness and contrast.Minimum range 844 km. Transit : 23h20m06s 3.3m az: 4.1d N h:57.4d dist:843.7km alt:725.1km (Calsky) John UK ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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