Re: 1x flashes in Cepheus

From: Ed Cannon (ecannon@mail.utexas.edu)
Date: Mon Mar 27 2000 - 00:37:29 PST

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    Björn Gimle <b_gimle@algonet.se> wrote:
    
    ] At about 19:43 UTC Mar.25 while observing Okean-O rk I saw three 1x 
    ] flashes in Cepheus. The first one was bright enough too catch my 
    ] attention from 90 degrees to the right.
    ] 10-15 seconds between them ??
    
    I wonder if it might have been Iridium 44.  Quicksat predictions:
    
      59.300 -18.360  120.   Bjoern Gimle, Sweden     2000  5.5 10 F F T F T
     
    ***  2000 Mar  25  Sat evening  *** Times are PM UTC  ***  1826  318
     
     H  M  S  Tim Al Azi C Dir  Mag Dys F  Hgt Shd  Rng  EW Phs  R A   Dec
     
    25861 Okean-O Rk     99 39B                26     f 1.5 Zenit 2 
    19 43 38   .0 57 236    71  1.7   2 4  676 373  788 1.1  83  658  34.6
    19 44  1   .0 59 260 C  92  1.8   2 4  676 409  775 1.1  92  615  43.6
    19 44 23   .0 57 283   112  2.0   2 4  676 443  794 1.0 101  517  51.1
     
    25078 Iridium 44     97 77B                11     f 1.5 occ bright flashes  
    19 44  2   .0 53   3   180  2.3   2 1  790 545  963  .9  95 20 5  83.3
    19 44 54   .0 37   4   176  3.1   2 1  790 598 1211  .8 104 2036  67.4
    
    Ed Cannon - ecannon@mail.utexas.edu - Austin, Texas, USA
    
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