I would imagine the light from the full moon put a little damper on the magnitude estimate. I had a 80 deg pass (with the ISS going into orbital sunset as it approached 80 deg elevation). It started out dim (as I expected) but got brighter as it climbed higher into the sky. I'd put an magnitude estimate of -2 or -3 on the ISS at its brightest, but I'm sure I would say a magnitude of Venus for the ISS if there wasn't any light from the full moon at the time. Robert ----- Original Message ---- From: Tom Wagner <sciteach@mchsi.com> To: SeeSat-L@satobs.org Sent: Sunday, November 5, 2006 6:02:48 PM Subject: ISS bright and golden I just observed an altitude 61 degree pass of the ISS. It was supposed to be a magnitude -.5 according to H-A. It was however [[at least]] a -2 as far as I could tell. It was also quite golden. I've never seen it so bright! This was the first time I watched since they installed the new solar panels. Tom Iowa USA ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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