Re: What did I see

Gary West wrote:
> 
> I am new to this hobby and ng.
> Tonight I was looking at Andromeda with my etx at 0240 ct (gmt -5) when I
> saw something move accross my line of sight bearing due north. I was able to
> track it and followed it until the horizon. this took about 60 seconds from
> Andromeda to my horizon at about 10 degrees elevation. It was not visible
> with the naked eye. I did not think it was possible to see satellites in the
> middle of the night, this was a good 3 hours before sunrise. Any feedback
> would be appreciated, it gave me quite a thrill. Now my curiosity is peaked.

Sounds pretty much like a satellite. 

3 hours before sunrise? No problem, I have seen sats several (3-4) hours
after sunset. It depends on the height of the sat, 1000km high sats will
be visible for a few hours. If they are still in sunlight and you are in
darkness than they will be visible.

Check out http://www.heavens-above.com and be amazed.

-- 
Larry Brash