--- Gerhard HOLTKAMP <grd.holtkamp@t-online.de> wrote: > (and assuming that this disappearance is intrinsic to the satellite > and doesn't depend on the observer) it would mean that it disappeared > on that pass every two minutes. There's a significant chance that the disappearance is a directional phenomenon analogous to Iridium flares. I.e., it could depend on the orientation of the satellite, the direction of solar illumination, and the location of the observer. It would be useful to get a set of truly simultaneous observations by observers separated by a few hundred kilometers to see if their disappearance timings were the same. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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