The sky wasn't really dark enough, but we tried (and failed) to see the newly- launched Progress rocket (26714 = 01-008B) , and the Progress M-44 itself (26713 = 01-008A) - and were treated to a brief magnitude zero (i.e. like Rigel) flash. This was at approximately Feb 26/23:26.6 UTC at an apparent altitude/azimuth of 23 degs/228 degs. Looking at our records, this is not totally unheard of ... we saw Progress M-33 (24663 = 96-066A) flash to about -1.5 magnitude, and Progress M1-4 (26615 = 00-073A) flash to about +0.5. Too bad we were unable to see this Progress when not flashing. Clear and dark skies! Ed and Darlene Light Lakewood, New Jersey, USA 40.1075N, 074.2312W, +24m (80 feet) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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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