I was able to spot what I assume was the Centaur fuel dump from the GSSAP launch from Austin about 06:25 UT July 29. The "comet" was about magnitude 2 when I first spotted it. I was using 10x42 binoculars. There were some thin cirrus clouds. Of course it was geostationary and the stars gradually moved from east to west. It was very close to the 4.4 magnitude star 3 Aqu (RA 20 Hr 47.7 Mn, Dec -5.0, 2000) about 06:36 UT. I did not attempt to set up a telescope to observe the actual satellites. The "comet" gradually expanded and I stopped observing at 06:50 UT. I called Ed about 06:32 and he was able to see it from his apartment area. Mike McCants Austin, TX Lat 30.33 North, Long 97.76 West _______________________________________________ Seesat-l mailing list http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-lReceived on Tue Jul 29 2014 - 02:14:10 UTC
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