In article , Tony Vinci wrote: Does anyone know... did the "wedding" take place? I...

Was just out watching the space station go over, and over in the ssw was Jupiter. Not much new there, but as I was looking around with the cheapo binocs,...

I was observing the total lunar eclipse at the Akesta observatory in Sweden (latitude +59°.6, longitude +16°.6) this morning (Oct 28). While looking at our...

From my location in North Orange County, CA, I observed Iridium 80 flare as it approached the moon. I have an image in the Astronomy section on my website, URL...

I haven't been doing any satellite observing for a year or so, so when I went back to my usual source for elsets (...

I believe my wife and I may have sighted a supernova at 4:52 to 4:54 pm (PDT). We were watching the sunset in Carlsbad State Beach, Carlsbad, CA when I saw a...

We attempted to view the Stardust reentry from Santa Cruz California, from a site with unobstructed view of the northern horizon. Weather conditions were...

Hi there, I am looking for advice. What specifications would anyone suggest for Binoculars capable of making sense of the stars? I would like to see more than...

Earth orbiting satellites like the ISS and Shuttle are normally seen in reflected sunlight above the earth's terminator (shadow) while it's night on the...

I'm working on a theoretical model to estimate the magnitude of iridium satellites before,during and after flares. I'd love to talk to some people who have...

I just caught 04037C. The bird is flashing approximately fifteen times per minute. It's a Zenit-2/SL-08 upper stage, and H-A gives its orbital altitude as...

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We're in the midst of some major solar activity ( we just had another major flare - X10 at 8.49PM ) all this affects the orbits of low Earth...

Is heavens-above down today? (Monday, Feb 2, 2004). Does anyone know why, or when it will be back? Thanks, Judy

Heavens-Above lists a new bit of debris from NOAA 7, which has shed debris before. The new bit of debris (1981-059J) appears to be from a recent event, given...

Greetings, I need some help from anyone. I was outside waiting on Iridium 77 to flare tonight when I saw an unknown satellite passing, N to S, about...

It appears to be tumbling slowly. I can't estimate the rate because the sky was moderately bright (less than an hour before dawn) and it faded from view...

On the evening of August 21 (2047 CDT, which would be 0147 UT on the 22nd), I noted three bright, slow, and irregular flares from an object moving northward...

on the night of tues 14th in southampton uk. seen 3 objects in triangle formation at 21.40 or 22.40. where these satellites? and if so which ones? never seen...

I'm trying to get hold of the satellite elements for this hush-hush spacecraft. No luck so far. Anyone have them or know how to get them. Minge