Re: Galaxy 11 nice and bright, XM3 not seen, Milstar 6 seen

From: GlocalNet (bg_26934@glocalnet.net)
Date: Tue Jan 30 2007 - 03:33:02 EST

  • Next message: Kevin Fetter: "Re: Galaxy 11 nice and bright, XM3 not seen, Milstar 6 seen"

    Kevin,
    again you are omitting information important for other observers to make use 
    of your posting.
    
    If the angle of the solar concentrators is not 45 degrees, there are two 
    more directions for specular reflections.
    
    Thus it is very important to know the time and/or phase angle when you 
    failed/succeeded.
    
    /Björn
    
    > That should be, I couldn't see it.
    
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: "Kevin Fetter" <kfetter@yahoo.com>
    To: <seesat-l@satobs.org>
    Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 4:00 AM
    Subject: Galaxy 11 nice and bright, XM3 not seen, Milstar 6 seen
    
    
    > What a difference those solar concentrators make.
    >
    > I tried to see the XM 3 geo sat, a boeing HS702 series, without the solar 
    > concentrators. I could
    > see it. I waited for Galaxy 11 which has solar concentrators, and it was 
    > so easy to see. So those
    > solar concentrators sure increase the amount of sunlight reflecting off 
    > the solar panels.
    >
    > Before Galaxy 11, I spotted Milstar 6, It passed above, and very close to 
    > Tau Orion, as seen from
    > my location.
    >
    > Kevin
    >
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