I wrote: > Oddly, the Block DM also has manoeuvred: I was wrong. Alan Pickup correctly points out that the objects' designations have been swapped. They were incorrect initially, which became obvious once Astra 1K manoeuvred. I tried to observe the payload this morning, 2002 Nov 27, shortly after it exited the penumbra, at 10:34:23 UTC, but I did not see it. It was to have passed 10 deg above the horizon, nearly 8 deg above Vega. About 8 min before the pass, I found Vega just before it vanished behind a cloud, which gave me the approximate azimuth. I tried to estimate the correct elevation relative Vega, but I now suspect that I ended up several deg too high, or wandered too close to the shadow, or perhaps the object was faint - the phase angle was poor, and it does have some dark surfaces. Anyway, I had a sporting chance to make the obs, and it was worth the pain of nearly freezing my fingers in the effort. Ted Molczan ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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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