FWIW Derek, I have always had better luck with the NOSS objects rising in the south on a northbound pass and rising in the north on a southbound pass. But watch out - some (e.g. NOSS 1 objects) are often much dimmer on a southbound pass becuase of their elliptical orbits. Brad ----- Original Message ---- > From: Greg Roberts <grr@telkomsa.net> > To: Derek Breit <breit_ideas@poyntsource.com> > Cc: SeeSat-D@satobs.org > Sent: Fri, October 23, 2009 4:43:43 PM > Subject: Re: NOSS 0 (D) moved? > > Hi Derek > > Highly unlikely - I think they stopped doing this a long time ago. You probably > missed it because it was too faint. Apart from the rocket from this launch the > satellites are small and very sensitive to just where they are in the sky > relative to you so the magnitude can vary quite considerably - from perhaps mag > +10 to perhaps 6-7 magnitudes brighter just in a single pass. > > If memory correct they havent been seen for a while so they wont be running on > time but shouldnt be far off, so my money is on it having been too faint where > you tried. I suggest you try two positions on the satellite - one where it is > ascending to culmination and the other several minutes later where it is > descending from culmination. You should see it at one of these positions. > > Good luck > Greg > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: > http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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