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thesis on tracking iridium satellites... measuring magnitude beforeand after flares by alistair
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...
October 21st 04 05:58 AM
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To know at last what are light and electricity : by Jean T?r?metz
www.savoir-enfin-ce-que-sont-lumiere-et-electricite.net
October 15th 04 05:15 AM
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BACKYARDASTRONOMY.ORG HAS BEEN CHOSEN BY NASA TO DO PUBLIC OUTREACH by Mark T Rooney
BACKYARDASTRONOMY.ORG HAS BEEN CHOSEN BY NASA TO DO PUBLIC OUTREACH BackyardAstronomy.org (http://www.BackyardAstronomy.org ), located in Burbank,...
October 9th 04 07:26 AM
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ShiJian 6B -- another flasher by William R. Thompson
I've spotted Shi Jian 6b (04035C) several times over the past few nights. It's flaring about five times per minute. I haven't managed to spot SJ 6A yet, so I...
October 7th 04 05:08 AM
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DART Rendezvous with MUBLCOM by William R. Thompson
This is from sci.space.news. The launch date is subject to change, but if the mission works it could give an interesting sight. MUBLCOM is 99-026. --Bill...
October 2nd 04 02:18 AM
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September 27th 04 02:23 PM
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New Flasher: 04-037C by William R. Thompson
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...
September 27th 04 07:21 AM
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Possible Satellite Sighting - Not sure though by john jamulla
Hello, At approximately 8:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time (which I believe would be 0:04 UT) on the evening of September 10th, 2004 I was cruising approx. North...
September 19th 04 04:46 AM
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Just spotted the MESSENGER second stage by William R. Thompson
Catching it took a six inch, f/8 Newtonian with a low-powered ocular, but it was right when and where Heavens-Above said it would be. The Delta second stage...
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September 16th 04 11:20 AM
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satellite ID if anyone can help by Ian Elsey
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...
September 16th 04 12:38 AM
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three satelites in a triangle by Andy Thurkettle
I live in Stroud Glos, UK, and just saw three quite faint light passing from nnw to sse almost directly overhead. The local time was within a few minutes of...
September 15th 04 05:04 AM
by William R. Thompson Go to last post
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Radio controlled clock question by cleve
I figure many guys in this group must have one of those "atomic clocks" set by the Boulder radio broadcast. Have any of you had problems with bogus signals --...
September 13th 04 07:26 PM
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Genesis probe crash by Jonathan Silverlight
I'm trying to get something positive out of this loss - did they observe the fireball as planned? -- What have they got to hide? Release the ESA Beagle 2...
September 9th 04 06:42 AM
by William R. Thompson Go to last post
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Satellite ID if Possible by Pokey Latrobe
Hello, I am at 39.260 lat and -81.530 long. At appx 9:50 UT today I was observing Cosmos 1707 through binoculars as it was approaching the NE horizon at...
September 8th 04 01:57 PM
by William R. Thompson Go to last post
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A personal Iridium milestone by William C. Keel
This morning's sighting of a flare from Iridium 46 marked a milestone for me - I've now seen flares from all the operational Iridium satellites (defined...
September 7th 04 09:00 AM
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Vandenberg AFB Launches by Brian Webb
Hi All: I maintain a web site with unclassified information regarding rocket and missile launches from Vandenberg AFB. After several weeks of work, I have...
September 4th 04 11:50 PM
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Crickey. Bright object by Merv
Went outside at 0931.GMT 31/9/2004 and looking overhead saw an extremely bright object. Brighter than Zarya (Space Station) It did not flash like an Iridium...
September 3rd 04 06:58 AM
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Barium release or satellite boost? by Jack L. Metcalfe
Around 8:57 PM EDT, 15 degrees due east from Arcturus I saw a fairly bright cloud-like glow drifting slowly northeast. It wasn't a cloud, it was perfectly...
September 1st 04 02:28 PM
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Crickey. Bright object by Merv
Went outside at 0931.GMT 31/9/2004 and looking overhead saw an extremely bright object. Brighter than Zarya (Space Station) It did not flash like an Iridium...
August 31st 04 02:19 PM
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irregular flares in Iridium-like path by William C. Keel
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...
August 23rd 04 11:01 PM
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