Ian Porter wrote: >Observed 09:53:50 UT (+ - 5 sec) 28 Oct > >Just after looking up from my notes and glancing at the northern sky I saw >what apeared to be a new bright star (mag 0-1 maybe more - much brighter >than Enif) I then noticed slow S-N motion and the "star"faded out of view >after 2-3 sec. Quickly wrote the time but didnt get the binos out.... > >A check using Ted Molczans latest file and skymap turned up Norad 19531 as >the only possible candidate for the dazzling show. Is this normal behaviour >for this object ? > I know I've seen this at least twice from NOAA satellites, but I haven't checked my notes for which numbers. Both where in the North, but then that is a different sky direction than yours, and it was months ago. ------------------------------------------------------------ -- b_gimle@algonet.se +46-8-7428086 (home) -- -- 59.22371 N, 18.22857 E AND member of : -- -- http://www.algonet.se/~b_gimle seesat-l / seesat-d -- -- bjorn@tt-tech.se +46-8-59095783 (office)-- ------------------------------------------------------------