As I was only 12 and a few months short of 13, when Sputnik 1 was launched, my memory is a bit hazy on the precise circumstances of the only time I saw it. From memory the magnitude would have been close to 5-5.5 at an elongation of close to 150 degrees from the sun. That is a very rough estimate, as I recall the sky was dark(ish) being not long after the end of twilight, and the satellite was about 70 degrees altitude in the north-east heading towards the south-east. I have no idea of the date but it was probably in mid to late October 1957. Quite a few months later I got a very brief glimpse of Sputnik 3 through a hole in the cloud. I never did get to see Sputnik 2. Cheers Rod Austin ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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