Ah there you are = Intelsat 1R

From: Kevin Fetter (kfetter@yahoo.com)
Date: Fri Jan 25 2008 - 02:21:56 UTC

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What a difference a few days makes.

The past weekend, I was observing Intelsat 1R ( 26608 ) for any flaring. None was seen.

Tonight, I just aimed at it, and it's easy to see = it's flaring :)

Time is 2:20 UTC ( Jan 25 ) and it's in the 8th magnitude range.

Kevin


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