----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Cannon" <ecannon@mail.utexas.edu> To: <SeeSat-L@satobs.org> Cc: <satcom@cybase.co.uk> Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2002 1:38 AM Subject: 88-080B tumble/flash obs; John Locker's photo > Regarding John Locker's peculiar track, the URL of the page with the photo is: > http://www.satcom.freeserve.co.uk/satcomunid.htm > > I don't have anything but a guess that maybe it might be a drifting balloon. I think I see a few dots that could > pass for stationary satellites, but maybe they are just > spots. +++++++++++++++++ I am assuming that we are talking about the squiggly line seen also in the green inset in the image that comes up at the URL listed above. When I look at that image, I see what I interpret as a piece of dust on a negative at the time that it was printed. That would account for its light color in the positive image---the image showing what looks like a light polluted sky. There were also some pieces of dust on the film at the time the original image was made. They appear dark. Best wishes, Tom Iowa USA ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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