| Observing Location | Union Square |
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| Observational Period | 1700-1730 EST |
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| Atmospheric Conditions |
| Cloud Cover | Isolated |
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| Temperature | 36° F |
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| Wind | Gentle Breeze |
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| Wind Chill Effect | 29° F |
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| Humidity | Moderate |
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| Barometric Pressure | 29.88" Hg
Rising |
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| Feels Like | Chilly |
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| Instruments | Naked-eye - Charlie |
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| Observing Party | Charlie Ridgway
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| Target | ISS Visible Pass |
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| Constellation | |
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| Category | Satellite |
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Time
yyyymmdd.hhmm | 20100107.1719 EST |
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| Comments |
| | | Starts | Max. Alt. | Ends |
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| Alt. | 10° | 40° | 11° |
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| Az. | SSW | SE | ENE |
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| Mag | -2.6 |
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y | Time | 1719:24 EST | 1724:01 EST | 1726:45 EST |
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| Alt. | horizon | 39.6° | 10.9° |
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| Az. | 217.3°
SW | 138.3°
SE | 67.6°
ENE |
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| Mag | 1.8 | -2.7 | -2.3 |
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I picked up the satellite in Manhattan south or maybe even a little east of there. It was above the skyline by a degree or two when I first saw it and was about as bright as it ever got. It tracked up 4 Ave appearing to move to the east a bit and disappeared behind the tower of the Union Square Hotel. As it approached the hotel it seemed to dim a little but was still very bright when it disappeared from my view.
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There was another bright flare tonight just before 1900 EST but it was low on the horizon so I didn't stay out for it.
I think I have identified the problem I have been having with the predictions from CalSky. None of the predictions I had for today agreed with what Heavens Above was showing and I was not able to recreate them when I made a new search. I suspect that I got sloppy when I made my search earlier in the week and did not set the time to EST. CalSky will automatically set the time based on your location but it shows times in UT rather than your local time zone. This is the most likely scenario I have been able to come up with for the erroneous predictions.
