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[AZ-Observing] Re: ISS Pass Tonight

From: "J. D MADDY" <maddy0485@xxxxxxx>
To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2006 07:12:27 -0700

It was definitely brighter than a full moon. Keep in mind that it was cloudy 
also and the shadow was hindered by the clouds.

JD


>From: Brian Skiff <bas@xxxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: ISS Pass Tonight
>Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2006 23:34:30 -0700 (MST)
>
> >>  ...what looked like about a -16 magnitude. It is slightly overcast up 
>here
> >>  tonight, but, the flare nearly cast a shadow, even thru the light 
>clouds.
>
>
>      The quarter Moon is about -8 and the Full Moon (within say 12 hours
>of Full phase) is about -13.  Magnitude -16 is equivalent to more
>than 15 Full Moons in the sky at the same time.  Yet only "nearly cast
>a shadow"?  Since it apparently did not cast a shadow, would the
>estimate actually be more like -6 rather than -16 ?  (Yes, we'll grant
>you a typo....)
>
>
>\Brian
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