I wrote: > Last night in San Antonio, Texas, (29.40N, 98.66W, 180m)I observed a > truly spectular pass of Orion 3 (25727, 99-024A), ... the brightest > [flash] possibly -8, with a flash period of about 22.1 seconds. I was able to watch it again last night from Austin, and it repeated the spectacle. These flashes have been stupendous. I believe they are the brightest flashes I've seen from any satellite (including Iridium flares) in over four years of observing. I strongly recommend that anyone who gets reasonable passes of this low-inclination (29-degree) object try to see it. In the past its passes have frequently been elusive, but the last two nights passes have been worth a lot of mediocre ones! We have another high pass tonight, although a few minutes earlier, in twilight. However, I think that at least three of the flashes last night would have been visible in full daylight, so what's a little twilight?! 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://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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