greetings all I observed this morning a flare from lacrosse 3. the flare was much brighter than I recall ever seeing 3 go. much brighter than altair, which was just nearby, I would estimate it reached -2 or -2.5 for a few seconds, just as it passed through sagitta and delphinus (I believe it was brightest just as it was centered between those two constellations). peak occurred at 08:16:44 UTC. also this morning, I observed the contraption known as the ISS from about 09:09:15 UTC until roughly 09:12 UTC. low in the north, peaking only at 17 degrees elevation, it shone through a bunch of murk near the northern horizon which prevented my observation of dubhe or any of the other stars in ursa major just below its path. clear skies! stephan szyman chicago IL USA 41.6840N, 87.7000W; 188 msl _________________________________________________________________ http://newlivehotmail.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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