bright peice of KOMPASS-2 debris

From: Kevin Fetter (kfetter@yahoo.com)
Date: Tue Aug 14 2007 - 11:37:33 EDT

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    I aimed at Inmarsat F4-2 ( 28899 ) to see if I could see any flaring from it. I let the recorder,
    record all night, for playback in the morning after I got home from work.
    
    No flaring seen from Inmarsat F4-2. Plan on seeing when I can detect it again, with the wide feild
    setup.
    
    Anyways I had a bright peice of debris ( 29158 ), pass through
    
    http://www.kfetter.com/satvideo/other/29158.wmv
    
    It's from the KOMPASS-2 satellite.
    
    Was in the Mag 6 range.
    
    Area of sky was
    
    2 h 54 m R.A
    -5 deg 24 min Dec
    Kevin
    
    44.6062 N
    75.6910 W
    
    
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