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Re: (meteorobs) Visible Satellites



Gaetan Chevalier wrote:

>Here in Quebec city, Province of Quebec, Canada, (not far from Ottawa),  I
>did observed Mir at 21:55 E.D.T.on 26 May and the maximum elevetion was 50
>degrees SE at -0.5 max. mag.
>Another pass of  Mir was at 23:31 E.D.T. and the maximum elevetion here was
>40 degrees North at max. mag +0.8

Neat! The one at 21:55 E.D.T. is what I saw and photographed. I'll have 
to 
process the film soon! 

>There are a lot of sattellites visible in the sky especially near summer
>solstice. I did have the URL of an excellent site about the satellites
>visible in any location on earth. The adress is :
>http://www2.gsoc.dlrdot de/satvis/
>
>You can specify your location manually or select your location from the
>database.
>Also this site offer prediction of Iridium flares for the next 7 days, that
>information
>could be very interesting for the meteors observers.
>
>Hope those informations could be valuable.

Thanks for the info. I'll bring some predictions with me the next time I 
go out. Its kind of neat to see them go while waiting for meteors.

During a recent starparty near Ottawa, I caught sight of a VERY slow
satellite (mag 2) straight up in Ursa Major. It took more than five 
minutes to move a degree or so! I was able to bring it in the FOV of 
my C8 at over 100 times and follow its motion easily !! 



Pierre Martin
Ottawa, Ontario, CAN
Meteor observing and Graphic design