For those who are interested in re-entries, go to Space-Track and check their list for ones about to decay (not the 60-day projections but the more current ones with "TIP" messages). Two should be re-entering very soon. Get the latest elements and then run your prediction software so that it ignores them being in the shadow. If you have a pass in shadow, then there is at least a small chance of re-entry in your vicinity. This is all very tricky and depends very much on luck, but if you don't get the latest elements as well as get in-shadow predictions, you'll have an even much smaller chance of seeing a re-entry. Also make sure that you don't get predictions for one that has already re-entered. They have a list of those also. Ed Cannon - ecannon@mail.utexas.edu - Austin, Texas, USA ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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