What did I see

Gary West wrote:

I am new to this hobby and ng.
Tonight I was looking at Andromeda with my etx at 0240 ct (gmt -5) when I
saw something move accross my line of sight bearing due north. I was able to
track it and followed it until the horizon. this took about 60 seconds from
Andromeda to my horizon at about 10 degrees elevation. It was not visible
with the naked eye. I did not think it was possible to see satellites in the
middle of the night, this was a good 3 hours before sunrise. Any feedback
would be appreciated, it gave me quite a thrill. Now my curiosity is peaked.

Sounds pretty much like a satellite.

3 hours before sunrise? No problem, I have seen sats several (3-4) hours
after sunset. It depends on the height of the sat, 1000km high sats will
be visible for a few hours. If they are still in sunlight and you are in
darkness than they will be visible.

Check out http://www.heavens-above.com and be amazed.

--
Larry Brash

Gary West wrote:

I am new to this hobby and ng.
Tonight I was looking at Andromeda with my etx at 0240 ct (gmt -5) when I
saw something move accross my line of sight bearing due north. I was able to
track it and followed it until the horizon. this took about 60 seconds from
Andromeda to my horizon at about 10 degrees elevation. It was not visible
with the naked eye. I did not think it was possible to see satellites in the
middle of the night, this was a good 3 hours before sunrise. Any feedback
would be appreciated, it gave me quite a thrill. Now my curiosity is peaked.

Sounds pretty much like a satellite.

3 hours before sunrise? No problem, I have seen sats several (3-4) hours
after sunset. It depends on the height of the sat, 1000km high sats will
be visible for a few hours. If they are still in sunlight and you are in
darkness than they will be visible.

Check out http://www.heavens-above.com and be amazed.

--
Larry Brash