I just saw a morning pass of Cosmos 2367 (26040) past my place in NE Iowa, USA. It was about as bright as Aldebaran (just as predicted in H-A) and was moving relatively fast. I could see it even in bright twilight skies when only a very few stars in the East could be seen. It was a few seconds late compared to a H-A prediction. Even though it should have passed across my entire eastern sky, when it was directly east and about 30 degrees up, I looked down at my watch to check the time then when I looked back up, I could no longer find it. Tom +42.473513, -92.360413 ..... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel Crawford" <djcunix@scc.net> To: <SeeSat-L@satobs.org> Sent: Saturday, July 13, 2002 11:09 AM Subject: Cosmos 2367 upcoming Decay A very bright object, Cosmos 2367 (26040) should be decaying in the next few days (somewhere around the 19th via Satevo). This object has a reported history of flaring to a -3 at times and could be very bright for the next several days while the orbit deteriorates and the satellite gets closer. I'd be very much interested in anybody's observations of this object prior to decay. It will be visible over the US for the next few days with passes in the 3-5 am time frame and variable as the orbit changes. This object also has the possiblity to be viewed in the UK, possibly central Europe, and other locations. If you are up in the morning and you want to see something fast, low and bright over the next several days, you have a good chance of sighting this object. Current TLE: 1 26040U 99072A 02193.55682126 .01062644 64319-3 13056-2 0 2921 2 26040 64.9787 337.0515 0030960 299.3758 134.1261 16.06708434144400 If anybody else is interested in this object, please contact me, I'd love to set up some coordinated observations. Daniel Crawford Coon Rapids, MN USA 45.1768°N, 93.3097°W ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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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