Hi Carl, > Just saw Lacrosse 2 as predicted by Heavens-Above. First sighting was > between Cassiopea and Andromeda. Magnitude at first was much better than > predicted 2.8 (I wouldn't venture to guess a number but safe to say it was a > negative value) and faded immediately. By the time it passed Saturn and > Jupiter it was barely visible under present conditions. Just about 10 > minutes after I saw Iridium 3 flare as predicted. I observed the same two satellites from the San Clemente pier plus Resurs 1-3 R/B (94074B). The latter made a nice 60-degree culmination pass in the east-northeast (heading north) after passing right through the center of the belt of Orion. It was in the sky at the same time as Lacrosse 2. Iridium 3 outperformed its predicted magnitude -3 by at least 2 full magnitudes -- noticeably brighter than Venus. Cheers, Rob ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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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