In a message dated 9/29/01 10:03:25 PM Eastern Daylight Time, edlight@juno.com writes: - - - - - On three passes (1999 June 05, June 19, and 2000 February 15) we saw the earlier Starshine (99-030B) at maximum (flashing) brightnesses ranging from 2nd to 6th magnitude but were never able to see it between flashes in 7x50 and 10x50 binoculars. So unless this new one is significantly different from its predecessor, it seems unlikely that it will be easily seen without optical aid. ///////////////////////// The problem with Starshine 1 was that it was not spun properly upon release. Presumably this one will be spinning. Apparently this rocket will release some payloads at 700 miles, then drop to 200 miles to release Starshine. Cheers, Don Gardner 39.1799 N, 76.8406 W, 100m ASL http://hometown.aol.com/mir16609/ ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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