Cosmos 2397 flashing

From: Kevin Fetter (kfetter@yahoo.com)
Date: Tue Feb 13 2007 - 12:19:14 EST

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    Ah another flashing geo sat:)
    
    I was playing back the video, I captured last night, looking for any flashing coming from that
    unid geo sat, I discovered On Christmas Eve, last year.
    
    At 4:22:13 UTC ( Feb 13 ) a slow flash appeared, around
    
    8 h 33 m R.A
    -5 deg 38 min Dec
    
    The flash was around mag 6. It lasted over 1 sec, so sat slowly rotating. 
    
    I went to id the flashing object, it was Cosmos 2397 ( 27775 ) 
    
    Not sure of the flash period at the moment.
    
    Will target it with my scope, as I see fainter that way.
    
    Kevin
    
    44.6062 N
    75.6910 W
    
    
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