Here are my accounts for anyone not tired of reading about this.
Arrived at top of EBU1 just after 5. The roof had a good sized
crowd on it. 5:18 came and passed with no sighting. Then, at about 5:20,
someone spotted it just underneath the moon (who was that BTW). The
satellite was brighter then any of the other stars, faster than any other
object in the sky, and more wothwhile than any other 5 AM event I have
been to. No tether/tail to be seen though. At about 5:23 I blinked and
lost it in the rising dawn. Definitely a great reason/way to wake up in
the morning.
The passing satellite should really shine brightly with the sun
coming up on Saturday. It is scheduled for a 5:32 AM fly by. I will
probably be up there one more time. Meet on the grassy area between EBU1
and WLH if you want to watch. Pass this message along to all who might
enjoy, the bigger the crowd, the more fun we can have. Laters,
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* Bobby Kleemann <ucsd.rkleeman@edu> *
* http://sdcc13.ucsd.edu/~rkleeman *
****** University of California, San Diego ******
