Obs 970811
Leo Barhorst (leobarhorst@pi.net)
Tue, 12 Aug 1997 00:28:18 +0200
On a warm summernight it is a nice hobby we have!!
MIR and Progress
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Timed the passage of MIR and Progress-M 35 when they passed between Iota
Ophiuchus and 43 Hercules.
MIR at 21:05:21.96 and 103.07 seconds later followed by Progress.
So the time difference has increased again by 103.07-80.15= 22.92 seconds.
My timing of yesterday could have been wrong and Alex Seidell was right, but then
the difference is now 103.07-84.4= 18.7 seconds.
So Progress did manoeuvre one way or the other.
64- 6 A 97-08-11 22:49 LB almost S, mag 6
70- 25CD 97-08-11 21:14:28 LB 34.3 0.2 20 1.72 FF, mag 4(6)->inv
Very nice view indeed, Jim. The flashes were not constant in magnitude
and varied between 4 and 6.
76- 19 A 97-08-11 22:29 LB 59.5 0.2 14 4.25 FF, mag 4->inv
When I picked up the sat in the south it was very rapidly flashing like
EGP 86- 61 A; with one flash brighter. Later in the pass the bright flash
was clearly visible and measurable.
82- 41 C 97-08-11 21:38:45 LB 30.5 0.1 30 1.018 FF, mag 4->inv, sm, 5
Also showed sometimes rapid flashes in between
87- 11 A 97-08-11 20:38:00 LB 51.3 0.2 10 5.13 FF, mag 5->inv
90- 13 A 97-08-11 21:31:55 LB 140.9 0.5 3 47.0 AA, 3->inv, 45.16+50.60
94- 24 B 97-08-11 20:55:38 LB 103.1 0.5 1 103.1 AA, mag 4->7
94- 74 B 97-08-11 20:24 LB slowly var, mag 3->6
94- 80 B 97-08-11 21:44:36 LB 80.8 0.1 30 2.692 FF, mag 5->inv
This Long March 3A rocket in GTO was at a height of 5700 km, range much more.
It was very good visible. Last PPAS entry is a bit off; this obs confirms
the other two entries and it didn't change much.
95- 58 B 97-08-11 20:16:05 LB 105.1 1.0 4 26.3 MM, mag 3->6
95- 72 C 97-08-11 21:12 LB S, mag 5
96- 29 C 97-08-11 21:24 LB S, mag 6, with D+E
96- 46 A 97-08-11 20:40 LB slowly var, mag 4->5
Also saw some nice Perseids!
Greetings and clear skies,
Leo Barhorst