Its magnitude was already about 0 when I noticed it low in the west. Its color was striking, being very red, as expected. Max. magn. was about -2 before entering the earth shadow before culmination. But still very red. Even when it entered the shadow it stayed very red until it disappeared after about 20 seconds. So I am still awaiting a transit in which it can be almost opposite to the sun. Bram Dorreman COSPAR 4160 51° 16' 45.5" N 5° 28' 36.6" E (WGS84) 35 m ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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