Hi, When I woke up this morning I realized what I wrote as an explanation to the shuttle flare was not correct. In fact I believe the flare came from the radiators that were opened over the wings. They were aligned with the sun and me and their surface is more reflective. Daniel Deak Webmestre, site Obsat Pompier, municipalite de L'Avenir, Quebec COSPAR site 1747 : 45.7275°N, 72.3526°W, 191 m., UTC-4:00 Site en francais sur les satellites: French-language satellite web site : http://www.obsat.com -----Message d'origine----- De : Daniel Deak [mailto:dan.deak@sympatico.ca] Envoyé : 8 juin 2007 23:21 À : liste SeeSat-L Objet : Second Atlantis obs and flare ... I checked with Starry Night and verified that brightness of Atlantis was maximum when it got in line with me and the sun. It was then flying inverted and sideways with its left wing in the direction of travel. Given that, I guess a saw a shuttle wing flare coming from the wings white upper surfaces. The sun angle was very favorable and caused the brightness to increase so sharply. ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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