Hi, For those of you using small telescopes, I observed over 30 of these objects using an 80 mm refractor last spring. Some of them are very easy to see. Brian ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Lee" <ronlee@pcisys.net> To: <SeeSat-L@blackadder.lmsal.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2000 8:39 PM Subject: Time again for flaring GEOSATS > Last year Rainer Kresken posted info on seeing GEOSATS flaring just prior > to Earth shadow entry. The link is below: > > http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/Sep-1999/0002.html > > The dates as a function of latitude are below and we are approaching that > time for the northern hemisphere. > > latitude optimum date (Day/month) > -80 01/09 > -60 04/09 > -40 09/09 > -20 15/09 > 0 23/09 > +20 30/09 > +40 07/10 > +60 12/10 > +80 15/10 > > I am at +39 degrees and saw several in binoculars on 6 Oct 99 and 27 > in an 8" telescope on 12 Oct 99 so you do have some time around each > of his dates. > > Reference my previous posts: > > http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/Oct-1999/0054.html > http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/Oct-1999/0161.html > > Ron Lee > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' > in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org > http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html > ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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