Hi Ed, Good idea regarding the ETS-6 passes. If I get enough data, I should be able to put together a spin axis, and then the flashes will be predictable a la Superbird. I was driving home Tuesday evening around 8 pm my time, and had a plot in my car showing the track through Orion. Even in the glare of Los Angeles and oncoming headlights, I was able to see a few bright flashes through my windshield (at least mag 0) about 4 minutes before shadow entry. I expect a similar show tonite -- for those who don't know, ETS-6 completes about 5 orbits every 3 days, so if you miss it tonite, you can try again on Monday night. Gorizont 23 is also plenty high up for most of the U.S. to observe right now. I'm sure Kurt would love to get a bunch of flash timings on this satellite over the next few weeks. It's an easy GEO if you've never seen one, but you need binoculars and a decent star map to initially acquire it. --Rob ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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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