We had a ROSAT pass only about 10-15 minutes after sunset here in southern Arizona tonight. I tried to observe it from Kitt Peak where it should have passed at close to 60 degrees above the horizon. The sky was very bright with twilight, but I was hoping it might flare or maybe even be a contrail with a ground track less than maybe 100km away. I watched from more than 5 minutes before the predicted pass until more than 5 minutes after but did not see anything. I'm guessing the sky was too bright, though we were within the decay window given the latest predictions.... I watched from UT 00:50-01:08 and the middle of the pass should have been 00:59 or so. Jim. It is difficult to say what is impossible, for the dream of yesterday is the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow. - Dr. Robert H. Goddard ---------- Jim Scotti Lunar & Planetary Laboratory University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 85721 USA http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/~jscotti/ _______________________________________________ Seesat-l mailing list http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l
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