Thanks Greg. I have been looking to the SSW or SW using binoculars since it was near Antares. I will have to try in a more easterly direction. > Ron - Ofeq satellites are generally bright - about mag +3 when rising > in the east because the phase angle is near optimum since the sun has > recently set but it fades rapidly as it heads westward and by the time > its near the meridian it has faded several magnitudes. Past the meridian > they are very faint - mag 8 or even fainter so the secret is to get them > low down as they come out of the earths shadow and heading westward. > Cheers > Greg > _______________________________________________ > Seesat-l mailing list > http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l > _______________________________________________ Seesat-l mailing list http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-lReceived on Thu Sep 22 2016 - 17:03:28 UTC
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