Hi I am new to this satellite observing thing. Last night was the first clear skies that we have had in months. I started Cartes duCiel and used the satellite prediction software (Mike McCant's) to do some predictions and start observing. I had no success kept on trying amongst all the other things. I would go out about 5 minutes before the predicted pass and then see nothing. Eventually I gave up. This morning I got up and on my way to Gym 5:20 UT-2:00 looked and saw a satellite go over easily visible in early twilight so I guess about magnitude 2-3. it was moving in a northerly direction checked my watch a couple of times to make sure I had the time correct. I then started up the satellite software again and the only satellite that fits the observed magnitude was Cosmos 1833 time was 05:25:27. This is about a 5 minute difference between what I observed and what I saw. I verified my watch this morning it was about 30 seconds fast. What could be cause of the difference ~ 5 minutes between the prediction and the observation. This does at least explain why I did not see any satellites last night. Any help will be greatly appreciated Geoff ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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