Observations during Eclipse
Eberst (eberst@cableinet.co.uk)
Wed, 26 May 1999 10:32:48 -0700 (PDT)
At 09:23 99/05/26 +0200, Chris Peat wrote:
>Hi all,
>I just got this message from a journalist. What are the chances of seeing
>satellites during a total eclipse? Has anyone seen one? If it's possible,
>perhaps I'll add a page for the eclipse coming up in August this year.
>
>Chris
>
Yes, I saw satellites during a total eclipse on 1986 October 3.
The Sun was below my horizon, but the lunar shadow shrouded the satellites
enough to perceptably dim them. My observations in my usual SATOBS format:
SATOBS
2420 8610 0.221 1204
03
8508201 183356.03 035625+353608 4.7 4.7 0 E
8602101 183848.76 055856+494424 5.8 5.8 0 E
8602101 183919.71 050046+454014 5.7 5.7 0 E
8506902 184532.29 003358+441435 4.8 4.8 0 E
8300401 184654.88 003334+442244 5.2 5.2 0 E
8300401 184734.17 233216+373808 5.2 5.2 0 E
7905001 185920.71 020034+645405 7.4 9.8 5 E
8502101 191431.53 003945+582829 7.3 7.3 0 E
8301001 192142.45 232007+203344 6.5 6.5 0 E
8301001 192217.37 001237+311323 6.4 6.4 0 E
6804002 192539.95 020649+320929 6.7 6.7 0 E
8212101 193247.20 031549+652701 6.0 6.0 0 E
8212101 193312.71 015459+492315 5.6 5.6 0 E
7901102 193545.60 031019+492258 5.8 5.8 0 E
7901102 193553.57 032524+493530 5.9 5.9 0 E
999
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best wishes
Russell Eberst @ North: 55 degrees, 56 minutes, 55 seconds:
West: 3 degrees, 8 minutes, 18 seconds:
43metres (150 feet) above sea-level. 172003 Observations