Thanks Gordon, using Calsky I think I was able to ID the two I couldn't before: *********************** UNKNOWN: Thought I saw Envisat though said binocs but this satellite was traveling due East, went into eclipse at 22:30, and I caught it just about 30 seconds before eclipse. Elevation about 25-30 degrees, ESE of my location. Never caught Envisat. *********************** This looks to be GGSE-4 according to Calsky *********************** UNKNOWN: 22:38-22:40 Traveling ENE, crossed during MetOpA pass, apprx 75 deg overhead at closest approach, mag 3.5 *********************** This looks to be Tansuo 1 LM2r according to Calsky Greg On Thu May 22 10:33 , "Gordon Prichard" sent: >Hello Greg, > Try using calsky.com to identify your unknowns. It is a little bit >fiddly but produces good results on most occasions. > I observe using the unaided eye and find that for every two H-A >objects observed I see one unknown. CalSky identifies most of them. > Gordon > Newcastle, Australia > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Greg Williams" k4hsm@knology.net> >To: "Tony Beresford" dberesford@adam.com.au> >Cc: "SeeSat" SeeSat-L@satobs.org> >Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 12:02 AM >Subject: Re: ISS Pass over Knoxville, TN, made out arrays? Other sats, 2 >unknowns > > >> Tony Beresford wrote: >> > .. >> >> UNKNOWN: Thought I saw Envisat though said binocs but this >satellite >> >> was traveling due East, went into eclipse at 22:30, and I caught it >> >> just about 30 seconds before eclipse. Elevation about 25-30 >degrees, >> >> ESE of my location. Never caught Envisat. >> > >> > Greg, >> > Envisat is in a Sun synchronous orbit,(97-98 degrees inclination ) >so >> > it should have been moving S-N rather than due East >> > as you report. >> > Tony Beresford >> I suppose I should have stated it this way: I thought I was watching >> Envisat at first sighting, until I realized it was travelling almost >due >> East. >> >> I labeled it unknown since nothing on HA was showing a pass in that >> direction at that time. >> >> Thanks. >> >> -- >> >> Gregory S. Williams >> gregwilliams(at)knology.net >> k4hsm(at)knology.net >> >> http://www.etskywarn.net >> http://www.twiar.org >> http://www.icebearnation.com >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >--- >> 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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