More specifically, observe within a week or so of these dates given your latitude: latitude optimum date -80 01 September -60 04 September -40 09 September -20 15 September 0 23 September +20 30 September +40 07 October +60 12 October +80 15 October Try to look near the antisolar sun point along the declination in the sky that holds all the geosats at the edge of the earth's shadow in the early evening. Binocular searching is ideal. Occasionally some can be seen naked eye. If you do this every night, by the second or third night you have memorized the stars along your corresponding declination and instantly spot newcomers. You know you found one when when they slowly drift against the background stars. If you want more information read this old email from 2006 which has links that still work: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/Sep-2006/0029.html - George Roberts http://gr5.org _______________________________________________ Seesat-l mailing list http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l
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