On Thu, 27 Mar 1997, Art Allen, KY1K wrote: > > Can someone tell me if there are any geostationary satellites that are > observable naked eye, or near naked eye? I would prefer a satellite located The brightest sync sats are normally mag 9-10. > Suggestions regarding WHICH satellites might be easily located and WHICH > satellites might provide best reflections from ground based light sources > would be appreciated. TDRSS are bright. Also, I just found 9702B, 24714 to be an easy target. You should be able to spot them. Good luck. Jay Respler -- Details of how to get on the Satellite Observer Mail List, satellite elements, prediction programs and other satellite information, at the Visual Satellite Observers Home Page: http://www.physics.ox.ac.uk/sat/satintro.html -- JRespler@InJersey.com Satellite Tracker * Early Typewriter Collector Freehold, New Jersey