Flaring Geosats
Alcir Carra (alcir@randon.com.br)
Wed, 1 Sep 1999 10:18:18 -0300
Rainer Kresken wrote:
> I think that such flares of OPERATIONAL three-axis stabilised
geostationary satellites
> should be visible at any given location during a couple of days around
the equinoxes.
> For this purpose, your observations would be highly appreciated.
I was just trying to find some time to simulate when the sun will be
at the same
position as it was in April when me and Paulo Cacella were able to see that
group of
satelites flaring. Rainer did the job for me. But there is a problem here
that can make
impossible this observations: due to the great number of burns on the fields
and forests,
the smoke in the air makes impossible to see the sky. I am not sure about
Paulo
Cacella´s observation conditions, but I guess that it could be even worst.
But I will be
trying and in case of a positive observation, I will report to the list.
regards,
Alcir