Re: More observations

From: tlj18@juno.com
Date: Thu May 04 2000 - 11:53:34 PDT

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    >NIMBOSTRATUS 1
    >Identification 
    >  USSPACECOM Catalog No.: ?
    >  International Designation Code:?
    >  Alternate Names:SOLIDOVERCAST 1
    >
    >  Satellite Details
    >  Orbit: 1.5 X 2.5 km  360·
    >  Intrinsic brightness (Mag):2.0(at 2.5km distance, 50% illuminated by
    >city lights)
    >  Maximum brightness (Mag): -1.0 (at perigee, 100% illuminated by city
    >lights)
    >
    >  Launch: March 1, 2000
    >
    >This morning observed thousands (maybe millions) small spherical 
    >objects
    >re-entering the atmosphere over Asheville, NC., probably debris from
    >NIMBOSTRATUS 1  (see above). They did not cause any damage, and appear
    >to be good for the garden...
    
    Am I to understand that you observed a satellite re-entry this morning? 
    If so, what did it look like?
    
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    Jonathan T. Wojack                                                
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