I managed to reverse my thinking, but nobody complained yet! The geoflare period starts before vernal equinox for NORTHERN observers. (I have the geos at -8 declination, the Sun is there on the evening of Feb.27. My best autumn observations were Oct.15-17) -- Björn Gimle -- -- COSPAR 5917, STAR, +18.05447 (E), +59.34185 (N), 33 m -- -- COSPAR 5918 WGS84, +18.10127 (E), +59.29813 (N), 44 m -- -- COSPAR 5919, MALMA, +18.6206 (E), +59.2615 (N), 33 m -- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bjoern > For a given latitude, it centers around the time the Sun is near the > declination of the operative geos, ie the Clarke belt. > So the period soon starts for the observers far south. Duration ~2 weeks. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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