Very pretty night, if a bit chilly for around here. With my handheld 10x50s (often steadied with elbows on top of a low shed that once housed a 12.5-inch telescope), I was able to see the following flashing geosynchs: 84-114A, 15385, Spacenet 2; 2:50 to 3:33 January 3 UTC brightest flashes at least +5; for a while visible every 96.5 seconds, then only every 193 seconds 89-046A, 20066, USA 39 (presumed to be a DSP); just a few clicks, not easy, 3:55 to 3:57 and a few about 15 minutes later; brightest about +7.5(?) 89-041A, 20040, Superbird A0; 3:59 to 4:06 UTC half a dozen flashes seen without binoculars, about +3.5 to +4.0(?), every 11.3 or 22.6 seconds 91-046A, 21533, Gorizont 23; 4:17 to 4:29 UTC brightest flashes about +6, every 55.8 seconds 87-040A, 17969, Gorizont 14; 4:32 to 4:49 UTC brightest flashes at least +4.5, every 87 seconds; from a rural site might have been visible without binoculars All above from BCRC, 30.315N, 97.866W, 280m. 85-087A, 16101, Intelsat 512; 8:28 to 8:40 UTC brightest possibly +3.5, but seen from outside my apartment (very light polluted, 30.309N, 97.728W, 150m), every 17.1 seconds Saw a bunch of LEOs also! From BCRC tried unsuccessfully to see flashing geosynchs Insat 2D (24820), Eutelsat 2 (15158, not yet confirmed?), Spacenet 3R (18951), Cosmos 2282 (23168), and briefly, because they all were within my FOV, GSTAR 1 (15677), GSTAR 3 (19483), and ASC 1 (15994). Ed Cannon - ecannon@mail.utexas.edu - Austin, Texas, USA ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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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