In message , MalcolmP
writes
On Sat, 27 Aug 2005 10:35:00 +0100, Jonathan Silverlight wrote:
Heavens-Above says Prospero's maximum brightness is 5.4, so it should be
much easier than Vanguard.

Interesting, thanks for the headsup, I will have to have a go for that one.
We still get (rare) nights when 5&1/2ish is just about poss. with mark1
eyeball.
Although, the few predictions I've just looked at are a lot less than that
at the mo. and antisocial hours !
I wonder if I can get Heavens-Above to search for next date at 5.4 ,,,,,

It didn't find Waxwing tho'

I only found it by searching for the year, when "Prospero Rocket" turns
up. Waxwing is how it's described in the RAE Handbook.