I like ID'ing unknowns

From: Steve Newcomb (snewcomb@gcnetmail.net)
Date: Mon Dec 22 2003 - 00:47:44 EST

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    I was able to id and unknown in FOV of #26906 at 23.45.03 UTC as Cosmos 1816
    #17359. It was a first time sighting for me on the Cosmos. I used IDSat,
    ObsReduce, Skymap, and Kevin Fetter's satellite.tle . Being able to id
    unknowns has always been a fun part of this hobby. How will I continue to ID
    sats if someone's alldat.tle file is not available? Also just sighting sats
    for the 1st time has been an objective of mine. The Iridiums also need to be
    kept track of to continue flare predictions. I do hope there is a solution
    if the tle's from OIG become unavailable.
    
    Lat 39.4707 Lon -79.3388  Alt 2573 ft  -5 UTC
    
    
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