From: "Matson, Robert" <ROBERT.D.MATSON@saic.com> Subject: Satellites passing through lunar penumbra/umbra "... In order to see a satellite go from bright to dim (or invisible) to bright again, you need to be in one of two places: along the path of totality, or within about a thousand mile semi-circle radius of the start or end point of an eclipse." Hi Rob, I hadn't considered the latter case- in any event, for the next total eclipse, it looks like only satellites in polar orbit will get to play: http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/eclipse/map203.pdf A total eclipse in Antartica, and less than a month before the solstice! ----------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from SeeSat-L, send a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@satobs.org List archived at http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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