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Space Weather News for Feb. 19, 2008
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SPY SATELLITE UPDATE: The US Navy's first attempt to hit malfunctioning spy
satellite USA 193 with a missile could come on Wednesday night during the
lunar eclipse. This is based on an air traffic advisory warning pilots to
steer clear of a patch of Pacific Ocean near Hawaii just when USA 193 is due
to pass overhead. Until the satellite is shot down, it remains visible to
casual sky watchers during evening passes over US and Canadian towns and
cities; experienced observers say the decaying satellite is sometimes as
bright as the stars of Orion, making it an easy target for unaided eyes and
off-the-shelf digital cameras. Details, photos and more information are
available at http://spaceweather.com. Subscribers to Spaceweather PHONE
(http://spaceweatherphone.com) will receive email and telephone alerts when
the spy-sat is about to appear over their backyards.
-----Original Message-----
From: vhfcontesting-bounces@contesting.com
[mailto:vhfcontesting-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of David Olean
Sent: Tuesday, 19 February, 2008 14:30
To: Tim Coad; VHFcontesting@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Anyone for an SSD scatter contact?
Hi Tim,
If it starts out West of Hawaii, I doubt that things will be OK anywhere
near the East Coast, but I would definitely pay attention if I lived out
West. The meteor reflection off the debris would be incredible. You could
see the same effect on a soviet rocket booster that went to pieces over
Denver last year. There were hundreds of ionized trails all slowly
traversing the sky for several minutes. The trick is to have the debris on
your horizon. I suspect that they want the debris to hit the ocean between
Hawaii and the mainland possibly. That would make any West Coast DX a
problem as well. The ionized trails might be too far off shore to see. It
would be nice to have some advance warning or planning available. We can
all dream though!
Dave K1WHS
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim Coad" <timcoad@gmail.com>
To: <VHFcontesting@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 4:25 PM
Subject: [VHFcontesting] Anyone for an SSD scatter contact?
> SSDS (Spy Satellite Debris Scatter)
>
> Wondering if blowing up something the size of a bus in the lower F layer
> might cause some pings?
> This Thursday maybe?
>
> Tim - NU6S
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