Telescope Reviews: Re: Unknown Object

If you were observing from Clifton Park, the APEX sat (94-046A) made a 66-degree elevation pass that reached max elevation at 22:07:10 EDT, per Heavens-Above. Magnitude listed as 4.2. The PPAS guys have a little on this sat. Its booster has a fast period, but was not over your area at that time. Have not seen either myself.

Flashers vary in appearance quite a bit. Regular, irregular, fast, long, etc. Some flash to naked eye visibility, then dim to invisibility even in 50mm bins.

The General Observation forum is where sat guys seem to hang out. Much expertise is there (Ed Cannon, Preston, and others), and I borrow from it regularly.

BTW Ron, I did spot what I think is a short-line owned CF7 still in a Mountain Laurel paint scheme the other day

Edit - Corrected erroneous "CDT" to "EDT"

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Neal

G.O. Sig 10.5x70
Swift 761 8X42
60mm Spotter

Edited by DblVision (06/27/08 06:35 PM)

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