Bruce MacDonald wrote: > Whilst out in the back garden last night waiting for the > Cosmos 1833 rocket body to pass I noticed what I believe to > be a debris re-entry. USSTRATCOM did not report any decays on Jan 16. > This observation is only vague but here goes: > > I first noticed the object starting from a point near alpha > and omicron Cygni, and travelling NNW towards Draco. I > estimate that it passed between zeta and eta Draconis at > 19.46.37 before it burned up a moment later. This is only a > rough timing as it took me a few seconds to get my stopwatch started. > > The object was white, magnitude about -5 or -6. Decaying objects typically are visible for about one minute, and generally include numerous pieces. Most likely, you saw a meteor. Ted Molczan ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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