Hi Brum
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Originally Posted by Brum
I was observing on wednesday night at around 8:40pm. Something went past over head at about the same speed as a sat but it was as big and bright as jupiter. I looked at it with bino's but could only gather it wasn't a plane. Does someone know what this object was most likely to be. It wouldn't be the ISS would it?
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Almost certainly the IIS which was making a pass over Melbourne at 8.28pm at about magnitude -3.0.
See here:
http://www.heavens-above.com/PassSum...102.5416666667
And here:
http://www.heavens-above.com/?lat=-3...alt=58&tz=AEST
For Lots more satellite predictions for Melbourne -- though you can refine your position to within a suburb and get better timings and brightnesses too.
Best,
Les D