19 years ago, on 1986 October 3, I was able to witness a number of satellites passing through the lunar shadow and experiencing a partial eclipse. Although the eclipse itself was not visible from my location, I was able to witness its effects indirectly. Now, one Metonic cycle later, on 2005 October 3, another opportunity occurs to observe a similar event. In this case, the best location is Canada, if my calculations are correct. It will be a pre-dawn event. Using Heavens-Above, I have compiled a list of possible candidate satellites. Their catalog numbers are listed below. Maybe someone would like to investigate the individual circumstances for each object. I should point out that the list is very far from complete, and there are probably many more objects that could be included. List of numbers: 22566 20443 17974 21147 18748 22220 13819 23561 24298 15944 13367 16262 16882 23343 7338 11601 12071 20510 Best wishes Russell -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.1/104 - Release Date: 16/09/2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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