Ed Cannon said: >I was at the Ney Museum grounds and had a near-zenith culmination prediction for AMS 1 (DMSP F1, 09415, 76-091A). Right >behind it was a steady faint object, tracking it exactly for as far as I could follow it, as far as I could tell. I had >faced due north to catch AMS 1 as it approached the zenith, and after culmination I had to rotate 180 degrees. I found AMS >1 again but could not see the trailer anymore, perhaps due to some cloud interference. I timed AMS 1 and the trailer near >two stars and got 1.10 and 1.18 seconds separation. I was watching the same pass from about 500 miles north in Tulsa. I timed AMS 1 (DMSP F1, 09415, 76-091A) from 3:22:45.15 to 3:23:48.05, recording positions and flashes (post later), but did not see a second object in my 6 degree field (12 x 60 binocs). I will be sure and keep an eye out! OT: right after this I was told to "put my hands up and stand up" by two policemen. There had been an alarm at the store I sit near while observing. I was not arrested, and actually it was nice to see the quick response, since I live across the street. Of course, as I was trying to explain to the cops what I was doing, the clouds poured in and they were a little dubious about my "satellite watching". However, I must not fit the profile of either cat burglar or peeping Tom. Brad Young TULSA 1 COSPAR 8336 36.1397N, 95.9838W, 205m ASL ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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