Typical , as STS 118 comes to an end the skies here over the UK open up ! So ...tonights targets were Envisat ,2111 GMT http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/satcom_transits/envisat.jpg which showed a nice gold satellite body with single blue array... and Lacrosse 5 making a 52 deg pass from the west. Predicted 3rd magnitude , at 21;26;39 GMT it flared for about 5 seconds to mag 1 or brighter The animation at http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/satcom_transits/212639flare.gif spans four seconds as the satellite flared and in the final frame we see the now familiar double array There was no disappearance , however , I was unable to see the bird much below 35 degs in the eastern sky. John Any images attached are subject to copyright restriction but may be used with prior permission ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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