Despite a very foggy sky with patchy clouds, I was finally able to see the AURA Delta 2 rocket (28377 = 04-026B) with 10x50 binoculars and unaided eye as it passed from Ursa Minor through Cygnus and entered the earth's shadow near Delphinus. Its apparent magnitude ranged from about 2.5 to 4.2 but no obvious rapid variation was seen on a time scale of a couple of seconds. The data (in IOD format - explained at http://www.satobs.org/position/IODformat.html ) ... 28377 04 026B 0000 B 20040721073655000 28 S+042 04 28377 04 026B 0000 P 20040721073825000 28 S+039 03 28377 04 026B 0000 P 20040721073836000 28 S+025 03 28377 04 026B 0000 P 20040721073906000 28 S+037 02 NB: The station location "0000" is a dummy value; the actual observing position was within a few meters of 40.1075N, W 074.2312, +24 m. Clear and dark skies! Ed Light Lakewood, NJ, USA ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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