Mir flare

Bruno Tilgner (100533.2016@compuserve.com)
Mon, 3 Aug 1998 17:08:13 -0400

Tonight, on 03 August 1998 at 20:17:30 UTC I observed a flare of
Mir of magnitude -1 lasting for approximately 5 seconds. From
my current location at 51d 18m 33s N  9d 16m 19s E Mir was seen
due west in the constellation of Canes venatici.

Given that this is only the second time in at least a hundred
observations that Mir exhibits a flare, I thought that this
deserves a mention to SEESAT.

Bruno Tilgner


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