Rob wrote regarding searching for Superbird A solar panel flash times: > Using my old axis and precession rate (probably good to > within 10 minutes) here's what my software computes for > December 12th UT: > > 89.95 deg (main glint): 03:50 UT > 89 deg: 03:57 > 88 deg: 04:05 > 85 deg: 04:29 etc. Rob -- Thanks very much for the very interesting info and analysis! (One thing it leads me to conclude is why Telstar 401 flashes can be so much brighter than Superbird A -- presumably due to Telstar 401's flashes being from its solar panels.) Are the predicted times above like the flash events we've been seeing, about a minute or so later per night? If we can get a clear night here, I'll try for some of those times. Would a good search window duration be about ten minutes, or 20? Now, if only we could get some other flashing geosynchs pinned down as well as Superbird A. At least three or four of them are pretty comparable, with fairly rapid rotation and bright flashes (when visible) -- TDF 1, TDF 2, Intelsat 512, for sure. I have seen one-power flashes from all three of them. (Several flashing geosynchs have been discovered via accidentally observed flashes that were seen without magnification.) Ed Cannon - ecannon@mail.utexas.edu - Austin, Texas, USA ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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