Brad wrote:
> 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 was using my 8x42. I had no doubt there was a real
object there, so Brad's non-confirmation just one minute
earlier sets me back. My 8x42 is fully multicoated and
does not have any glare or ghosting problems that I've
ever noticed. (My 12x60 definitely does.) At least once
AMS 1 flashed very brightly while the object behind it
stayed steady at the same faint magnitude (maybe +6.0 or
+6.5, given the observing location and sky conditions).
I don't have data with me now but can send my actual
star-passage click times later if there would be any
point to it. This all happened near the zenith, not the
most comfortable position for observing. I'm not sure
what to think. Since Brad did not see any other object,
I'm expecting that it will be a one-observer, one-time
observation.
I forgot to mention that it appeared to me to be roughly
1/2 to 3/4 degree behind AMS 1. I don't know if the
1.1-second separation timings match that or not.
Ed Cannon - Austin, Texas, USA
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