On Sun, 17 Feb 2002 15:29:33 -0600, you (Ed Cannon <ecannon@mail.utexas.edu>) wrote: >It seems to me that the convex reflectors >may make a significant difference in EGP/Ajisai's observability. Shouldn't this make the flashes harder to see? Convex and concave mirrors scatter and spread the light, which would have more of a stealth effect compared to flat mirrors, wouldn't it? Note, though, that the EGP mirrors are significantly larger than the Starshine mirrors. >Anyway, there are a number of photos of EGP/Ajisai online; >here's a page with three different views, including one with >three people in the photo: > http://www.nasda.go.jp/sat/egs/index_e.html There are also many views of UME a.k.a. ISS, which also flashes (mildly): http://www.nasda.go.jp/sat/iss/index_e.html CU! Markus ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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