Last Thursday morning (October 26th) at 3:23:38 AM (8:23:38 UTC) I went out to attempt to see the CALIPSO satellite's flashing laser. It was my 3rd attempt. It was cloudy (again) but I thought I might see it using my infrared night vision scope since it does emit that light as well. I decided to drive about 10 miles south to get into a dark area this time. I figured that getting up a half hour early was enough. Given the fact that I had no more than 30 seconds to get out of my truck and look up once I located the spot using my GPS unit, I'd say that 30 minutes was not enough! The spot I chose was at 42 21.316 -92 25.649, elevation about 300 meters altitude. The location can be looked up here: http://www.yvanovich.com/terraserver/ I didn't see anything. I assume that, if the laser was doing its thing, that not enough of the infrared passed through the cloud deck to be visible. I will try again but -not- when it's overcast. Tom Iowa USA ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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