Re: 2 sightings

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Tony Vinci <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>(1) Last evening (Wed.14th @ 1937 PDT) I witnessed my first
>Iridium flare. It was Iridium 17 and was quite impressive.

That's great, Tony. Are you addicted yet? :-)

>(2) I read a newsgroup posting about the Shenzhou 5
>satellite being visible from my location this morning and
>again VOILA! right on schedule I saw it transit from the
>Northwest to the Northeast at 6 am PDT.  

Congratulations! It's an historic event, so I can understand
your excitement at seeing it. 


Patty