First saw Superbird A (20040, 89-41A) the other night, same night as Kevin's message a few days ago. It's flashing at about RA 11:30, Dec. +3, at about 3:35 UTC (as of earlier tonight) -- in case anyone else wants to see it. Mike timed its flash period at about 10.55 seconds -- still speeding up. Brightest maybe +3.5, but they are so brief that it's not easy to tell. It's easy to see with 8x42 binoculars, but it only lasts a few minutes. Earlier tonight I saw GStar 1 (85-35A, 15677) flashing brightly at about 4:30-37 UTC, near RA 11:40, Dec +5.5. Flash period was a little over a minute. (My stopwatch needs a new battery.) This is one of the flashing geosynchs that's trapped on this side of the world. It also, like Superbird A (and numerous other ones), flashes for only a few minutes. Ed Cannon - Austin, Texas, USA _______________________________________________ Seesat-l mailing list http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l
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