Subj : Satellite Antenna
To   : SPACEMAN SPIFF
From : BELLY
Date : Mon Aug 30 2004 04:07 am

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From: "Belly" <belly@VERT>

  Re: Satellite Antenna
  By: Spaceman Spiff to Kusho on Sun Aug 29 2004 07:35 pm

 > we look up and see a lot of air traffic. Every once in a while I see what i
 > think are satellites. I watched one go a third of the way across the sky and
 > seemed to vanish. Either it went into the Earths shadow or the panals change
 > angle? (most probable and rational explanations)

Actually your first guess is accurate. They are visible when they are
illuminated by the sun but you're not. That's what was nice about the J-track
applet; It gave you that info.

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