On the basis of the flare that has been reported today, I have generated new predictions for tonight. Results are available at: http://digilander.libero.it/SATrack/NOSS33.html Best Regards, Simone ---------- Initial Header ----------- From : Skywayinc@aol.com To : SeeSat-L@satobs.org Cc : Date : Sat, 14 Mar 2009 00:41:52 EDT Subject : An Unusual Satellite Observation > 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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