Hi Dennis, The BWGS maintains a database on flashing satellites including the iridium tumblers at: http://gallery.uunet.be/tcools/satimage/bwgs/bwgs.htm At my site's data pages I have flash data on the Iridium tumblers taken from our groups efforts and data from the BWGS at, these can be found at: http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Galaxy/3070/data.htm and click on Iridium tumblers. Regards and best wishes ----------------------------------------------------------------- Jim Nix | Raleigh Springs #8936 35.2131N 89.9354W 90m | Lim Mag 7.0, Clear Sat-tracks.com --------------------------------------------------------------- Dennis wrote: > Observer: Dennis Hennig, home Berlin > "Christmas" Location Rasdorf > abt. 51.88N 12.82E 50m asl > > 22.12.2000 > ISS made a fine pass, max. elevation 87deg > at 16.37.05UTC, distance 382km > steady at max. about -0mag > orange tint was obvious > entered earth shadow near Jupiter > Progress 1-4 not seen > > 23.12.2000 > IRIDIUM 9 (tumbling) nice show, irregular flash-pattern > after passing max. elevation (31deg) dir. West at 18.00.23UTC > one flare better than Jupiter >-3mag > > ISS passed max. elevation 70deg at 17.09.41UTC > steady at max. about -1mag > orange tint was obvious > entered earth shadow at 18.10UTC at 62deg el. > very red coloured > > Progress 1-4 leading the station a few seconds > flared at max. elevation (abt. 70deg) from invisible > to +3mag and faded to abt. +5mag until it entered earth shadow > > I have seen IRIDIUM-9 and USA-129 a couple of times. > There are much more flashing/tumbling objects. > Would anybody be so kind to tell me more about tumbling > IRIDIUMS and other bright flashers? > > Thanks and Merry Christmas > Dennis > > denxku@gmx.net > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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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