Mir in moonlight?

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Has anyone considered the possibility of seeing Mir when it is in the 
earth's shadow but is lit by moonlight?

I doubt it is possible as Moon is 14 mag dimmer than Sun so presumably 
Mir is mag +12 in moonlight if it is -2 in sunlight (though I have seen 
it flare to mag -6 presumably when sun glints off solar panels).
Is this the correct way to think of this problem?

Of course could always watch out for Mir's silhoutte crossing the Moon!

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