Re: Starshine-2 not seen again

From: Tony Beresford (aberesford@iprimus.com.au)
Date: Mon Dec 24 2001 - 20:41:39 EST

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    At 07:43 25/12/01, Jonathan T Wojack wrote:
    
    
    >I think that if the future spheres have a faster rotational period, then
    >more flashes will result (i.e., more observations).
    
    Yes but they will slow down by eddy current damping much more rapidly,
    which I expect is why such a low initial rotation rate was designed.
    Tony Beresford
    
    
    
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