Just saw TIPS at 0201 UT, 27 Oct 97 for the first time in a LONG time. Was very faint in 7x50 binocs. Noticed a few flashes/glints and one good one to maybe 6th magnitude. I think it was the lower mass. Seemed to be some variations in the tether at times. Not as bright as the delta tether of a few years ago but still interesting. Ron Lee