At 12:34 10/02/06, chiayk1@singnet.com.sg wrote: >Hi folks: > > Just wonder what is the expected visual magnitude of suitsat1? Dont seems >to read > any visual reports posted. > > My next sun-illuminated wont happen till Feb 16. It might not be >surviving that long.. > > Thanks > >rgds >ykchia >www.ykchia.com This local evening at 10:47:09.8 I observed Suitsat, using predictions generated by www.heavens-above.com I found it faint but visible in 7x50 binoculars, magnitude 6.7 at a range of 465Km. This observation At the time the objects elevation was 48 degrees. It was just on nautical twilight. to be careful I ran FINDSAT on the observation and found no other objects within 20 seconds. Tony Beresford 8597, -34.9638,138.6333E, 100m ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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