Re: ETS-6

From: Rainer Kracht (R.Kracht@t-online.de)
Date: Tue Aug 05 2003 - 17:14:58 EDT

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    On 5 Aug 2003, at 21:54, Rainer Kracht wrote:
    
    > Observations with Mintron 12V1C-EX and lens f=75 mm f/1.3
    > each frame integrated for 0.32 seconds (gain 18 dB)
    > 
    > I have recorded faint flashes from ETS-6.
    > 
    > PPAS
    > 94- 56 A 03-08-04 21:25:18.8 RK  401.9 0.2  88  4.467  mag 11->INV
    > 
    > An image is at http://home.t-online.de/home/R.Kracht/flashes.htm.
    > 
    > I wonder if this is the real flash period, PPAS 10 has:
    > 
    > 94- 56 A 00-09-30 19:54:56.0 RK  415.1 0.2  41 10.124 F 5->inv
    > 94- 56 A 00-10-03 19:11:31.8 RK  394.4 0.2  39 10.12  F, 4.5->inv
    > 94- 56 A 00-10-06 18:34:38.8 RK 1122.0 0.2 111 10.108 F, 3.5->inv
    > 94- 56 A 00-10-09 17:57:04.8 RK  706.8 0.2  70 10.098
    > 94- 56 A 01-02-06 03:36:41.0 EC   98.0 0.3  10  9.80  mag +1->inv
    > 94- 56 A 01-02-18            MM                 9.76
    > 94- 56 A 01-04-26            MM                 4.77
    > 94- 56 A 02-02-12            MM                 8.5   (04:53)
    > 94- 56 A 02-02-24 03:31:13.7 EC  159.3 0.2  19  8.39  mag +3.5->inv
    > 
    > Is there a more recent observation of the flash period?
    > 
    
    I have found Ed Cannon's observation from 2002 Sep 27
    
    94- 56 A 02-09-27 07:01:16   EC 3387.2 0.2 358  9.462 +3.5->inv
    
    indicating that the flash period is still around 9 seconds:
    
    94- 56 A 03-08-04 21:25:18.8 RK  401.9 0.2  44  9.134  mag 11->INV
    
     Rainer
    
    
    Rainer Kracht
    Elmshorn, Germany
    Station 5005
    53.7695N 9.6626E  9m Potsdam Datum
    53.7679N 9.6614E 47m WGS84
    R.Kracht@t-online.de
    
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