Bright NOSS trios

Right now NOSS 2-1 trio is making bright passes, southbound in
the evening -- with good conditions and a pass not too low in
the sky they can be easy to see without binoculars. This time
of year if NOSS 2-1, 2-2, or 2-3 trio are southbound in the
evening (at least for 30 north latitude), they're almost always
bright.

Ed Cannon - - Austin, Texas, USA
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I wrote:

Right now NOSS 2-1 trio is making bright passes....

I should have added a link to this very informative web page:

http://www.satobs.org/noss.html

Ed Cannon - - Austin, Texas, USA
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I wrote:

Right now NOSS 2-1 trio is making bright passes....

I should have added a link to this very informative web page:

http://www.satobs.org/noss.html

Ed Cannon - - Austin, Texas, USA
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Thanks to Ed for the heads-up on this. I watched a pass about
half an hour ago. It's interesting to see how the geometry of
the triangle changes as the trio moves through the sky.


Patty

Thanks to Ed for the heads-up on this. I watched a pass about
half an hour ago. It's interesting to see how the geometry of
the triangle changes as the trio moves through the sky.


Patty

In article ,
(Ed Cannon) writes:

http://www.satobs.org/noss.html

Palm Bay Florida-USA;

Watched Noss 2-1 fly by to the N/E @ 21:40 (06/09/04)
Could only pick out 2 satellites - the lead and then the lower trailing one.
Was wondering if the third is visible and I just missed it?
This was my 1st try to see this groupe so I wasn't sure wat to expect.

Netz135

In article ,
(Ed Cannon) writes:

http://www.satobs.org/noss.html

Palm Bay Florida-USA;

Watched Noss 2-1 fly by to the N/E @ 21:40 (06/09/04)
Could only pick out 2 satellites - the lead and then the lower trailing one.
Was wondering if the third is visible and I just missed it?
This was my 1st try to see this groupe so I wasn't sure wat to expect.

Netz135

In article ,
Ron Netzley wrote:

Watched Noss 2-1 fly by to the N/E @ 21:40 (06/09/04)
Could only pick out 2 satellites - the lead and then the lower trailing one.
Was wondering if the third is visible and I just missed it?
This was my 1st try to see this groupe so I wasn't sure wat to expect.

I can't say for sure why you didn't see three, Ron, but when I saw
them last night, they were all the same magnitude. And they *barely*
fit in the field of view of my 8x40 binocs. The lead one was way out
in front of the other two.


Patty

In article ,
Ron Netzley wrote:

Watched Noss 2-1 fly by to the N/E @ 21:40 (06/09/04)
Could only pick out 2 satellites - the lead and then the lower trailing one.
Was wondering if the third is visible and I just missed it?
This was my 1st try to see this groupe so I wasn't sure wat to expect.

I can't say for sure why you didn't see three, Ron, but when I saw
them last night, they were all the same magnitude. And they *barely*
fit in the field of view of my 8x40 binocs. The lead one was way out
in front of the other two.


Patty

Hmmmm ??
I was using 8/56 binocs - and my wife was using 8/40's. Both have plenty FOV
so not sure why we missed the 3rd member.
We were in the correct feild (Cygnus) at the correct time for us (21:40 mid
point) and what were saw was definately flying a parallel path.
Do they fly an angled straight line - or a triangle formation?
(might help us the next time)

Thanx Patty!!!

Ron