I had just gone outside at 1544 UTC to observe a pre-dawn shadow exit ISS pass due at that time in the vicinity of Crux when I was surprised by a meteor in the southern sky heading south in the vicinity of Pavo, which the ISS passed near about two minutes later. As this is the second such event I have witnessed, the first being during an EVA (though of course depending on height of the meteor separation could be greater than it looks) I will be watching ISS passes with a little trepidation :-) But it certainly made the early start worthwhile! The pass itself was not particularly good, reached mag 1 at most and had some interference from a street light. From what I saw of the ISS no orange coloration visible on this pass. The meteor was much brighter at around mag -2 or -3. Robert Wainuiomata New Zealand 41.261S 174.948E UTC plus 13 (NZ daylight time.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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