Michael Waterman wrote: > On 051109 at 1750 I saw an object 2 minutes ahead of the ISS, > varying mag 6 to 9 irregularly. Hello Mike, As Kevin said, your obs must have been of the FPP. It was 1 min 59 s ahead of the ISS at the time of your obs and about half a degree to the south compared to the ISS path. I saw the release live on NASA TV and it was quite varying in brightness. I had the impression that we could see it with binoculars and you proved we can. It has small solar panels that can produce flares. So I guess this will be an interesting binocular object for the weeks to come until its reentry. Here the weather is not cooperative... Dan -- Daniel Deak Webmestre, site Obsat L'Avenir, Quebec COSPAR site 1747 : 45.7275°N, 72.3526°W, 191 m., UTC-5:00 Site en francais sur les satellites: French-language satellite web site : http://www.obsat.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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