Obs 15-16 August

From: Mir16609@aol.com
Date: Thu Aug 17 2000 - 09:12:05 PDT

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    In PPAS format:
    92-030 J 00-08-17 01:07:45.37JDG 161.6 0.3  21  7.69  +6.0->inv
    
    An explanation of the format may be found here:
    http://www2.satellite.eu.org/ppas/node6.html#SECTION00600000000000000000
    
    Cosmos 2187 r    7.4  2.4  0.0  5.5 v
    1 21984U 92030J   00229.52494331 -.00000004  00000-0  10000-3 0    48
    2 21984  74.0007  87.3149 0123742 318.1141  41.0492 12.22144911366084
    
    When I first acquired the Cosmos 2187 Rk the visible flashes were brief (1-2 
    secs) and fairly complex - a short burst of 3-4 flashes.  After about 5 
    cycles the flashes were smoother.  The invisible part of the cycle lasted 
    about 5 secs.    Tracking this object using a telescope is challenging.
    
    Okean-O Rk (25861, 99039B)
    After observing a clear flashing pattern on 13 Aug (UTC) I observed a 
    steady-brightness pass at 02:01 UTC 16 Aug.  If there was a variation in 
    brightness it was between +2.0 and +2.5 mag.  The pass was northbound at 
    az75, el80.  Only after it had descended past Polaris was the flashing 
    noticeable. 
    
    UNIDs observed listed for no particular reason:
    17 August UTC
    00:35:30 Meteor 1-31  +1.5 mag
    02:03:30 Cosmos 2082  +2.5 mag
    02:17:53 Cosmos 1133 (40kg payload?)  +8.0 mag or dimmer
    02:41:00 Cosmos 628 Rk +6.5 mag
    
    Cheers
    Don Gardner  39.1799 N, 76.8406 W, 100m ASL
    Homepage: http://hometown.aol.com/mir16609/
    
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