25544 98 067A 8539 G 20061219230148340 17 25 1956306+350500 19 29647 06 055A 8539 G 20061219230148340 17 25 1956306+350500 19 Started tracking in 8 inch dobs telescope at eta Cygnus and was able to keep in field of view for 30 to 45 seconds. This is challenging with the objects having a visual angular velocity of .84 degree per second at my starting point. Estimated separation of the space station and the shuttle to be slightly greater than the separation of nu 1 & 2 Draco, which is at 1 minute. Using a 40mm eyepiece I have a 30x magnification. The object in front appeared to have some shape, it must have been ISS. Lat. 39.4707 Lon. -79.3388 Alt. 2753 ft. -5 UTC What these numbers mean : http://www.satobs.org/position/IODformat.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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