I was out again at 2105 GMT, having been alerted by
Twitter that there was an International Space Station pass due. Although the
conditions were cloudy, it shone about the same brightness as Venus, although
it often dimmed while passing behind thicker cloud. It passed just south of Aquila and, while doing do, a fainter satellite passed it
on an upward path at about at 90 degree angle.
Once the ISS had gone, I saw that the cloud had
thinned around northern Perseus and Cassiopeia. At 2121 GMT I saw what appeared
to be a faint Perseid but could well have been brighter, due to dimming by
cloud. By 2130 GMT, thick cloud had moved in and obscured the area.
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