At 08:10 09/09/2005 +0000, you wrote: >the unidentified object moved from what seemed to me to be the zenith or >near the zenith straight down between kochab and polaris, and on toward >the northern horizon. an imaginary line between kochab and polaris this >object crossed at approximately 02:17:16 UTC (plus or minus 4 seconds) and >that same imaginary line would have been almost perfectly bisected by the >object's path. > >that object was bright enough to catch my eye from my vision's periphery, >and stayed constant in brightness as it descended in elevation. probably >it was between 3.5 and 2.5 magnitude. if I were forced to say what I >suspected the object to be, I would say iridium. but oh, please don't >let it be #59. > >clear skies! I find that this was Cosmos 1484 (83075A) regards Russell -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.19/93 - Release Date: 08/09/2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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