In a message dated 8/21/01 5:43:24 AM Eastern Daylight Time, skysat@home.com writes: /////////////////////////// I saw ISS in my telescope at about 4:16 UT on 19-Aug-2001 from Mt. Diablo (near Walnut Creek), CA, USA. A 10 inch f/6 newt. (Cave Astrola) with a 25mm Ortho. I saw it approach, I missed the closest part of the pass as I flipped the scope and I watched it recede. ///////////////////////// For the record - were you using any filters on your eyepiece? If so which one? ////////////////////////////// I followed it into shadow and far beyond until distance and low altitude caused me to lose it. There must have been a light on! ////////////////////////////////// I haven't seen any posts about this for the last few missions. As I recall, when the shuttle is in eclipse, the cargo bay lights are on and the cargo bay is facing earth it is brighter than +7mag. Sounds like an easy obs even with a small scope. 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://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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