I was wrong about not seeing the end of flashing - I saw none at RA 03:00, Dec. -12, but still had bright flashes at RA 01:52 Dec.-12 Ed reported mag +6.5 on Oct.18 2:55:31.0 UTC at RA 00:55 Dec.-8.4 I was even more wrong about the ID! Ed's reported flash time was 71.97 97- 27 B 01-10-17 04:08:59 EC 1727.2 0.5 24 71.97 +3.0->inv My obs fits much better with Gorizont 1414 (including position, they were predicted 0.7 degrees from each other when my obs started, but Insat 2D was also one degree too low at the end): 87- 40 A 01-10-03 04:43:30 EC 2715.1 0.4 31 87.58 +6->inv 87- 40 A 01-10-24 20:17:09.84BPG1568.3 0.2 18 87.332 FF +3.5->inv So, I hope for some clear air much earlier tonight! -- bjorn.gimle@tietotech.se (office) -- -- b_gimle@algonet.se (home) http://www.algonet.se/~b_gimle -- -- COSPAR 5919, MALMA, 59.2576 N, 18.6172 E, 23 m -- -- COSPAR 5918, HAMMARBY, 59.2985 N, 18.1045 E, 44 m -- ----- Original Message ----- >... > First obs before 19:51:01, first accurate time 19:53:52.6, last 20:17:09.8 > UTC 2001-10-24 from site 5918. > > Dec. -11, RA 01:24 to 01:52 - neither Ed nor I saw the start or end of > flashing ! > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ed Cannon" <ecannon@mail.utexas.edu> > To: "Bjorn Gimle" <b_gimle@algonet.se> > ... > Anyway, on the previous night I was able to see Insat 2D > from 2:12:24.3 until at least 2:55:31.0, when it was getting > fainter than +6.5 or maybe +7. (I'm still uncertain as to > what magnitudes I can see with my 10x50 binoculars, but it's > definitely fainter than +7.5 on a good night and above most > of the atmospheric extinction [and city glow to the east].) > > So what I don't know for either night is when it started > flashing, as I picked it up somewhere in mid-episode. > ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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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