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by DeborahT
Wed Apr 11, 2012 6:59 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Geostationary Satellites Beyond the Alps (2012 Apr 11)
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Re: APOD: Geostationary Satellites Beyond the Alps (2012 Apr

One night some years ago, I was lying in my sleeping bag on the floor of the Grand Canyon, middle of the night, and realized there was a flashing object above me. It looked just like a star but rather than a steady light, it flashed briefly about every 35 seconds (based on middle-of-the-night counti...