Dale's speculation that he may have seen a bright flash from a tumbling Iridium sat appears to be correct. His obs report is here: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/Oct-2001/0016.html I checked for objects within 2 minutes of the time and 10 deg of the position, and this was the only likely match: Iridium 27 tum 4.0 1.8 0.0 6.4 d 7.68 1 24947U 97051D 01273.13075110 .00085780 00000-0 18734-2 0 9824 2 24947 86.6070 126.8697 0004401 130.5105 229.6568 15.43868178223587 It passed within 20 s of time and 1 deg of the reported observation, and it was heading south, as reported. Ted Molczan ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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