On Monday 25 February 2008 18:49, Robert Holdsworth wrote: > Low in the northeast a dawning sky I observed what appears to be the HST > peaking at a brightness that was visible without binoculars. > > Predicted magnitude at culmination was only 4th magnitude but the object > peaked at about first magnitude. I did not look at my watch immediately > so timing is not accurate, and no reference stars were available but it was > around 16:58:50 UTC, about two minutes after predicted culmination. > Checking the site www.stsci.edu/observing/weekly_timeline.html the HST was looking at the Galactic Center (or close to it) at the time of the observation. This orientation would cause a flare from the cylindrical side of the HST at Robert's NZ position at the time. Gerhard HOLTKAMP Darmstadt, Germany ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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