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Originally Posted by Gem
Hi all,
I have been observing for a long time but last night was a bit unusual. I observed a satellite at 1:45am (AEDST). Now seeing satellites is quite common, but around the middle of the night (allowing for daylight savings) is unusual. The satellite past Alpha Dorado at around mag 8 or 9 and continued towards the southern horizon. I could follow it easily in the finder and occasionally glimpse it in the 16" (but it was just a quick look at a fast moving object).
Happy New Year!
GEM  |
Hi Grant,
At that time of night to be not eclipsed by Earth's shadow and to be
down in Dorado it was most likely a high earth orbit (HEO) geocentric
orbit above 35,786km. Their ground track will have a westward
component.