New suscriber
Patrice Gambaro (gambaro@citenet.net)
Tue, 07 Sep 1999 15:24:52 -0400
Hi
I just suscribed to this list and I would like to introduce myself and
ask a few questions. I am fourty something and I just begun looking
up... I'd never realized there was so much to see above! I am new to
satellite observation; also english is not my first language so please
excuse me if I use wrong terms sometimes.
I live in south western Quebec at 45.8372°N, 73.9167°W. After many
unsuccessfull tries, I was finally able to determine my coordinates with
the help of a topographic map and since then, Iridium flares, which I
find sometimes septacular, are right on time and at the right place in
the sky.
About Iridium flares, I understand how they work but why do some of
them flare onces and some others flare 5 to 10 times in a row before
they disapear?
About MIR, I would be very sad if the RSA would crash it like they said
they would as it is the nicest thing to watch go by up there; why is it
so much brighter then the ISS? Also, what order of magnitude can be
expected from the ISS as construction progresses over the next few
years?
Thanks
Pat Gambaro