First time of the year, I was outside to observe. Was cool out, so had to go inside a few times to warm up. Rainbow 1, was easy to see on the tv. Using video camera at end of 4 ince scope. Area of sky RA (J2000.0): 17 01 34.88 declination -06 44 11.1 http://www.kfetter.com/satvideo/geosat/27852.wmv Milstar 1. Again using video camera at end of 4 ince scope. Area of sky RA (J2000.0): 16 44 59.84 declination -00 36 52.9 Milstar 6, passing by star. Wide feild used in this case. Area of sky Right ascension: 15h24m51.4348s Declination: -06 16' 48.084" Time was 6:14 UTC ( May 11 ) Easy to see, in Binoculars. Observed a few fainter flashes from Satcom C1, using video camera at end of 4 ince scope. http://www.kfetter.com/satvideo/flashing-geosat/20945-2.wmv Area of sky was 16 h 05 m R.A -5 deg 58 min Dec Flashes looked different, then flashes I normally observed from this geo sat, recently when it was flashing nice and bright. http://www.kfetter.com/satvideo/flashing-geosat/20945-3.wmv Kevin 44.6062 N 75.6910 W __________________________________________________________________ Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr! http://www.flickr.com/gift/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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