Despite a low elevation and increasing haze, but with the help of a starchart from SkyMap for a reference star and my 10x50s, i was able observe GRACE 1 #27391 02012A and GRACE 2 #27392 02012B as they passed about 1 deg below (W) of Haedi, one of the dual stars below Capella. I don't have an 'official' time but the starchart gave me 05:36:25 2 May UTC (with 6 day & 3 hr old elsets). Az 308 El 21. Timing between the 2 was 21 sec, mental count. The only inaccurate item from the starchart was a predicted mag of 14.7. I don't have an estimated mag but even with the haze i was able to see them both without any difficulty however they started to fade as they passed the reference star. Jari 49.40N 125.00W 30m ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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