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Old September 24th 04, 11:56 AM
Maurice Gavin
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Default bonanza of earth satellites !

Great early evening viewing of three polar sats eg brilliant mag-8
Iridium 37 and later Iridium 83 with the International Space Station
fading into the earth's shadow near Altair posted at

http://home.freeuk.com/m.gavin/iridium.htm

The third mag 1 polar satellite moving south/north through Aquila /
Cygnus / zenith / Ursa Minor about 1944UT unidentified. Can anyone
identify please? Can't seem to 'wind-back' heavens-above.com
predictions from current dateg.

Maurice Gavin @ WPO - UK