Re: Satellite transits

From: tlj18@juno.com
Date: Tue Jun 13 2000 - 17:05:35 PDT

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    > It was probably a balloon -- you'd be surprised how many of
    > them are launched each day.  Even the largest satellites
    > would be barely resolvable at 120x.
    
    When I am able to track Mir in my 12.54cm telescope, it is quite
    resolvable (at 47x).  I'd be amazing at 120x.  I have an eyepiece that
    will give me 122x, but I'd never be able to manually keep it in the field
    of view.
    
    Jonathan Wojack
    tlj18@juno.com
    
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