Mir still fairly steady, though on Saturday it got brighter than I ever recall seeing it. Looked like an Iridium flare. Cosmos 2053 Rk is rapidly tumbling after the explosion. QUICKSAT output B 40.281 74.235 129. JAY RESPLER 1950 4.9 15 F F F T T *** 1999 Sept 29 Wed evening *** Times are PM EDT *** 1931 6 3 H M S Tim Azi ElC Dir Mag Dys F Hgt Shd Rng R A Dec RCS Name 7 45 40 .1 294 59C 92 3.7 7 3 302 235 348 1633 45.5 Cosmos 2053 Rk mag 4½, flashing ~1sec to 3½ 7 59 45 .4 29 32C 89 .0 7 2 220 43 387 2 9 65.4 .Mir remained steady throughout pass 39.761 74.455 50. 1950 2.0 20 F F F T F *** 1999 Oct 2 Sat evening *** Times are PM EDT *** 1927 6 7 H M S Tim Azi ElC Dir Mag Dys F Hgt Shd Rng R A Dec RCS Name 7 39 11 .0 217 82C 268 -1.3 2 2 220 130 222 19 1 32.9 Mir « South of my normal location. Before reaching Culmination, Mir brightened to mag -4 or -5. Stayed there for few seconds, slowly faded to predicted magnitude. -- Jay Respler -- JRespler@superlink.net SKY VIEWS: http://mars.superlink.net/jrespler/skyviews.htm Satellite Tracker * Early Typewriter Collector Freehold, New Jersey