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# Michael, stop sending to vsnet-alert on this matter, unless the object # is proven to be a more urgent one. Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2003 11:56:35 -1000 (HST) From: Michael Linnolt <linnolt@hawaii.edu> Subject: [vsnet-alert 7904] Re: [AAVSO-DIS] Re: Keck Image of OT near HX Peg Well, I did think that initially, but a geosync is fixed in *ALT/AZ* not *RA/DEC* So I would expect it to drift at 15arcmin/minute across the background stars! On Mon, 22 Sep 2003, Aaron Price wrote: > > No, but I cannot imagine *ANY* satellite remaining in the same RA/Dec > > (less than 1 arcmin deviation) over 3 hours !!?? > > Could it be a geosynchronous satellite? They flare in a similar manner > and the peak for their flaring season at your latitude in Hawaii > begins tomorrow! That could explain its appearance last night if you > were observing at a similar time. > > Aaron Price > 70. Wisdom says: be strong! Then canst thou bear more joy. > > > >
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