Re: No-show of Lacrosse 5

From: Peter Wakelin (Peter@ascotrig.demon.co.uk)
Date: Mon Mar 06 2006 - 17:10:54 EST

  • Next message: Marco Langbroek: "Re: No-show of Lacrosse 5"

    In message <440C9C59.7050307@wanadoo.nl>, Marco Langbroek
    <marco.langbroek@wanadoo.nl> writes
    >
    >Hi all,
    >
    >Indeed, the brightness behaviour of Lacrosse 5 is odd lately. I failed to see it 
    >both visually and with the camera, nothwithstanding a clear sky and a predicted 
    >brightness of +2.1, at the 20:21 UTC near-zenith pass here just 10 minutes ago.
    >
    Marco,  I observed it from southern England until after 20:20.  Reached
    mag 1 possibly zero.  I believe it entered shadow near the east coast of
    England and long before reaching your zenith.
    
    Peter
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    Peter Wakelin
    COSPAR 2018 GUNDLETON,  Lat 51.0945N   Long 1.1188W  124m
    
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