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Re: Help with satellite identification (w/video)

Subject: Re: Help with satellite identification w/video
From: "R J Cobain"
Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 21:29:21 +0100
Newsgroups: sci.astro.satellites.visual-observe
Hi Mike, I just checked my email, you are using Quicksat!  many thanks 
again.


"R J Cobain" <rjcobain@met**noSPAMs**eorlogni.com> wrote in message 
news:kemdnbjLVZurU9feRVnytg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi Mike, Thanks for the quick reply.  I think NOSS 3-3 A and C must be 
> right, the observation matches the prediction apart from the magnitude.  I 
> have seen the famed NOSS triplet once before, an amazing sight, but I 
> didn't realise that there is now a doublet!  What software did you use? 
> Robert.
>
>
> "Mike McCants" <mmccants1234@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message 
> news:1128973210.518449.226510@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> My best guess is the NOSS 3-3 A and C objects (NCat 28537 and 28541).
>> These were altitude 60 and azimuth 315 at the time of your observation.
>> My predicted magnitude is 4.5, but these objects often flare much
>> brighter than that.
>> Mike McCants
>>
>
> 



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