On Fri, 5 Jul 2002 23:18:28 -0400 Jonathan T Wojack <tlj18@juno.com> asked: > > I couldn't manage to see TiPS (#23937) in my telescope. Satspy predicted > it to be +10.3. Can I realistically ever expect it to get any brighter > than that at my latitude of 40N ? > I've only seen TiPS (96-029F = 23937) on three different passes between 1997 November and 2001 April. Using 10x50 binoculars, its apparent mag- nitude was from 6 to 8, and because of the heavy local light pollution, I haven't made any more serious attempts to see it. But I believe that it has been well observed by SeeSatters at many different latitudes; its inclination of about 63.4 degrees makes it unlikely that there is a particular "zone of avoidance" near 40deg North latitude. Clear and dark skies! Ed Light Lakewood, NJ, USA N 40.107, W 074.231, +24 m (80 ft) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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