Hi Ed, The link I posted has now time expired , so I have posted a new image here http://mysite.freeserve.com/satcom_transits/20040304_000000_08_VIS006_7_0.jpg , courtesy of Eumetsat...I think it better illustrates your point . Regards, John. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Cannon" <ecannon@mail.utexas.edu> To: <seesat-l@satobs.org> Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 9:33 AM Subject: Re: Flaring geosats soon for far north <snip> > One aspect of this phenomenon that's a bit tricky is that > the conditions are most favorable when the observer is > close to the Earth's limb, as seen from the vantage point > of the satellite. That's either early in the evening or > late in the morning from here, when the satellites low in > east (or west in the morning, though I've never tried to > see those yet) are nearing eclipse. I guess it's pretty > much all night long from high latitudes. > > The photo that John Locker recently pointed out helps to > visualize this aspect of it: > > http://www.satobs.org/seesat/Mar-2004/0057.html > > An observer near the limb of the Earth is as close as > possible to the "perfect" alignment of Sun, satellite, > and observer. Someone on the equator at midnight on the > equinox is at the least favorable position. > > Ed Cannon - ecannon@mail.utexas.edu - Austin, Texas, USA ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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