Kevin wrote: "I was able to observe Superbird A ( 20040 ) tonight at around 3:09 UTC ( Dec 30 )". From here I watched it (a.k.a. 89-041A) for six minutes, from about 2:59:39 until about 3:05:42 UTC. It was pretty near Procyon (alpha CMi), to the northeast of that star maybe about three degrees. I was at the Ney Museum site, using my 8x42 binoculars. Its flash period seemed to be pretty close to 11.0 seconds. I was able easily to see one-power flashes from MDS 1 Fairing 2 (02-003E, 28243) when its range was less than 900 miles (1440 km). Three or four objects went near the Moon and/or the Pleiades. Ed Cannon - Austin, Texas, USA ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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