At 1840-1845 Ut December 16, I had my first chance to observe ISS since the new solar cell array had been added. It was a nearly overhead ( 86 degrees) pass in the morning twilight( 20 minutes after beginning of Nautical twilight), clear sky, numerous bright stars for comparison ( Sirius, Canopus, Alpha Cen, Rigel, Betelguese and Alpha Centauri). I reckon at is brightest,(60 degrees elevation in the NW) it was distinctly brighter than Sirius, so my estimate magnitude is -2. At zenith and as it moved into the bright sky in the SE, it was orange. It was my distinct impression that this colour was less prominent near maximum brightness in the NW, which is probably what one expects looking at the underside of the solar cell array. Tony Beresford 8597, -34.9638, 138.6333E ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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