Hello again everyone. The sequel was much better than the original. At 22:53 EDT (02:53 UT) - right on time the Shuttle and the Mir rose above the horizon - below the Big Dipper. The Shuttle was brighter than I have ever seen it (-2.0 to -2.5). It looked almost as bright as the -3 Flare from Iridium 38 at 22:14 EDT (02:14 UT) . The Mir trailed by a slightly greater distance than the 21:20 EDT pass. The 2 spacecraft easily fit into the FOV of my 12x50s. I did not time the separation - I was too busy gawking. The Mir was fairly bright - about a -1.0; I believe I've seen it brighter. Both dimmed as the passed beta-UMi and exited into the earth's shadow over gamma-UMi. Cheers. Don Gardner Homepage: http://members.aol.com/mir16609/ 76.8419 W, 39.1796 N, 34m ASL