[AZ-Observing] Re: New satellite?

Rosie and I took a shot at seeing Starshine 1 the first time around.  We 
watched very very carefully during passes called out by Heavens Above, but 
never succeeded in seeing it.  I think it's great, because the first time 
around, they had school kids polish the mirrors, mostly in science classes 
and ship them to NASA for installation.  Then, they'd observe the satellite 
and submit data for analysis, just like the pros do!  How exciting for the 
kids!  The first one was used for orbital decay studies, due to atmospheric 
drag.  The web site had altitude plots, and you could actually see when the 
sun was more active because of increased drag and sudden "slips" in 
altitude.  Neat science.
We plan on giving this one a go, too.

Steve and Rosie Dodder
sdodder@xxxxxxxxxxx
Visit my web site at http://www.stargazing.net/Astroman


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