7.15.2013

¶ - I've been trying for quite some time to catch the mysterious and elusive "North Korean satellite," or "Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2." I had a good ambush point for it at Arcturus and I believe I glimpsed it, but as I cannot be 100% certain I won't enter it in my observation lists. In the decoded TLE's I can access it never shows a list of magnitudes; those magnitudes are always listed as "?". From what I've read, it is suspected that it is tumbling and out of control. I was hoping that if this was indeed the case I would see it display an irregular set of flashes. I'll keep trying for this one . . .

Astronomics . . .