Re: Evening viewing
Craig Cholar (3432P@VM1.CC.NPS.NAVY.MIL)
Sun, 11 Jan 98 04:38:26 PST
Jeff Hunt mentioned an UNID he saw that was almost as bright as Saturn.
He said that OAO 2 rk (3598/68110B) matched the track, but he doubted
that it could get that bright. I've seen it get as bright as mag 1,
and there are quite a few PPAS entries that show it getting that bright.
The other OAO objects can occasionally put on a good show, so they are
on my 'always look' list.
OAO 1 02142 66 31A
OAO 1 Rk 02144 66 31B
OAO 2 03597 68 110A (I saw this glint to -2 once)
OAO 2 Rk 03598 68 110B
OAO 3 06153 72 65A
OAO 3 Rk 06155 72 68B
BTW, I think OAO stands for Orbiting Astronomical Observatory. They
were the early ancestors of the Hubble Space Telescope.
Craig Cholar 3432P@VM1.CC.NPS.NAVY.MIL