Re: (meteorobs) Re: An aside remark

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• Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Re: An aside remark
• From: psmc@ixdot netcom.com
• Date: Thu, 04 Jun 1998 00:36:46 GMT
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On Wed,  3 Jun 1998 15:18:25, -0500, you wrote:

>-- [ From: Robert Lunsford * EMC.Ver #2.5.3 ] --
>
>I am not doubting your observation but I find it hard to comprehend the
>fact that a satellite can be seen near midnight during the Geminids with
>the sun at an altitude of -70 degrees. With the sun 70 degrees below the
>horizon that satellite would have to be in a pretty darn high orbit (say
>a quarter of the distance to the moon) to be out of the Earth's shadow.
>At that distance I doubt it would be visible at all!
>
My mistake, upon recollection it was not the Geminids but the Perseids.   The
satellite  seemed to be in an unusual orbit.  It appeared to be north-south in
its movements

• (meteorobs) Re: An aside remark
• From: LUNRO.IMO.USA@prodigy.com (MR ROBERT D LUNSFORD)

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