At 15:50 7/01/06, skywise wrote: >[I accidentally sent this only to Tony, when I meant to send it >to the list. But since noticing my error, I have something to >add, which is below the post] > >******* > >Mea Culpa!!! > >I have discovered that I stated the wrong time. It should have >been 08:40 UT instead of 08:05 UT. The mix up was due to having >written down the time exactly as 12:40:06 as to when the sat >appulsed a nearby star. In converting, I only saw 12:06 and >converted that to UT, then subtracted one minute because that >time was after I had follwed the sat for a short period past >Saturn. > >Brian Brian, since you are certain on the date, it must be January 6. A different time produces no suspects either, so you have seen a "classified" satellite not known to the list. Incidentally, You can grab individual TLEs off Heavens-above. However I have always found predictions for satellites of mean motions <4 dont work most of time, which I have reported. Tony Beresford ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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