Just saw a lovely pass of the CZ-2 R/B (26665 = 01-001B) as it glided rapidly from Cygnus (in my WSW) to near Polaris (2001 Jan 16/23:05.2 - 23:05.9 UTC) during which it slowly (in seconds) varied with maxima of approximately -1.5 magnitude (i.e. dimmer than Jupiter's -2.6 but much brighter than Vega's +0.03). As to the SZ-2 "module" (26687 = 01-001C), as it was rising near Deneb (23:16.7 UTC), it appeared between 3.5 and 4 magnitude (bad phase angle) but by the time (23:17.6 UTC) it sailed some 12 degrees above Polaris, it had become as bright as that star. I guess enough of this satellite "was left" in orbit to remain a naked-eye object. Clear and dark skies! Ed and Darlene Light Lakewood, New Jersey, USA 40.1075N, 074.2312W, +24m (80 feet) ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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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