Hi All, Had exceptionally clear skies early last night (Sunday, Dec. 17) thanks to Santa Ana conditions in southern California. This allowed me to acquire and time Superbird A (#20040) flashes at an elevation angle of only 7.3 degrees -- the lowest I've ever seen it. Range was over 41,000 km, but flashes still reached about magnitude 3.5. Phase transition occurred around 8:19pm PST (4:19 UT, 12/18/2000). Flash period was 22.873 +/- .013 seconds (2 sigma). PPAS report follows: From Newport Coast, CA [33.6028 N, 117.8263 W, 200m] COSPAR # 8733 Superbird A (#20040): 89- 41A 00-12-18 04:20:52.0 RM 263.04 0.15 11.5 22.873 mag +3.5 --> inv ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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