I found this mail, and verified it is now beginning dual visibility from USA and Europe for a very long time (just 11 deg for me still) Perhaps this could also be a target for simultaneous timings as Kurt suggested. If some observers with a better view could determine when bright flashes are visible, this will certainly help me and others. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Cannon" To: <SeeSat-L@satobs.org> Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 2:37 AM Subject: Possible flashing geosynch > A report from two years ago of a very slow flashing satellite > (period about 43 seconds, magnitude +4.5 more or less, from > about 2:00-2:20 UTC, when it grew too faint, observing site > about 40.0N, 88.6W) seems like it might match fairly well > with 80-004A, 11669, Fleetsatcom 3. The observer had been > looking for/at Uranus at about that time. > > The satellite is currently at about longitude 110.6 west and > drifting very slowly eastward. I plan to try to see it as ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@satobs.org http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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