Despite a hazy not-yet-really-dark-enough sky, we saw the decaying Cosmos 1077 (79-012A = 11268) on a rapid pass ... about 2 degrees above alpha Oph at 21:16.4 EDT (06/25 01:16.4 UTZ) when it appeared at approximate magnitude 2.2 (i.e. a little fainter than alpha Oph) and at about 21:16.7 EDT (01:16.7 UTC on 06/25) as it passed some 3 degrees below Vega at which point it was much dimmer - although it flashed briefly almots to magnitd zero just after it passed Vega. Within a few seconds of time, it appeared to follow the elements (calculated with Alan Pickup's SatEvo program): Cosmos 1077 1 11268U 79012A 00177.04624834 .03605728 79265-2 85746-3 0 96332 2 11268 81.1608 213.2830 0008846 234.9263 124.9907 16.29538821176267 Clear and dark skies! Ed and Darlene Light Lakewood, New Jersey, USA 40.1075N, 074.2312W, +24m (80 feet) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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