Joe, For Stormville, I predicted a possible NOSS flare from the pair NOSS 3-3 (A) / (C) at about 23.35 UTC. However, from the reported time, the flare has been observed during the next pass (at about 01.30 UTC), which means the model isn’t correct or another big flaring surface exists. If it would be possible to have more data, i.e. near which star the satellites flared, or a more accurate time, I can try to make predictions for the following days. Predictions of NOSS flares are available at my web site (http://digilander.libero.it/SATrack/noss.html). Best Regards, Simone http://digilander.libero.it/SATrack/ > I wanted to pass along an unusual observation made by John Bortle, the > well-known > comet observer who has been an assiduous observer of the sky for over > 50-years. > John E-mailed me late tonight (Friday, March 13) after observing this > "double satellite" > from his home in Stormville (Dutchess County), NY. Has anyone an idea as to > what > John might have seen? > > -- joe rao > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > Saw something a bit on the peculiar side while out observing this evening. > Right around 8:30 PM, as I went from the eyepiece to the desk to consult a > chart, something caught my eye up in the north. > > Right where the Big Dipper's handle meets the bowl was a brilliant star of > about -2 magnitude with a companion of about magnitude +2 just a degree or two > below it. To the unaided eye they appeared essentially stationary and only > on looking through my 10x50's was I able to detect a very slow motion toward > the north-northeast. Both slowly faded as they crept along, although the > companion did slowly brighten back up for a brief time and exceeded the primary in > brightness but by that time they were both binocular objects. After > traveling perhaps ten degrees the fade out. > > Heavens About didn't seem to indicate anything, at least that I could find, > for that time period when I checked. Awfully slow motion but unusually bright > (like the ISS). > > -- John > > > **************Need a job? Find employment help in your area. > (http://yellowpages.aol.com/search?query=employment_agencies&ncid=emlcntusyelp00000005) > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: > http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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