Obs 980125
Leo Barhorst (leobarhorst@wxs.nl)
Sun, 25 Jan 1998 21:05:40 +0100
A clear winternight, not too cold.
62- 10 A 98-01-25 18:34:32 LB 86.0 0.5 8 10.7 AA, mag 6->7, dtm
Barely visible at minimum
78- 18 B 98-01-25 18:10:27 LB 31.4 0.2 10 3.14 FF, mag 4->inv,
ssm
Sharp flashes with a sort of 'glow' around it
80- 78 B 98-01-25 19:15:46 LB 89.6 0.2 11 8.14 FF,5->inv,some fl
missing
Flashes varied in brightness between 5 and inv; 3 to 4 flashes visible
then 3 hardly to invisible
82- 41 C 98-01-25 18:28:55 LB 60.4 0.2 50 1.209 FF, mag
4->inv,ssm,mag 6
When at elevation of 45 degrees faint secondary flashes
83- 31 B 98-01-25 17:24 LB almost s, mag 6
88- 6 A 98-01-25 17:35:08 LB 75.1 0.2 4 18.8 FF, mag 4->inv,
ssm
91- 9 J 98-01-25 18:13 LB almost S, mag 7
91- 9CX 98-01-25 18:41 LB almost S, mag 6
The latest piece of debris from this launch is clearly visible
91- 50 F 98-01-25 18:00 LB S, mag 5
92- 12 B 98-01-25 17:09:57 LB 73.0 0.2 10 7.30 FF, mag 5->inv
92- 12 B 98-01-25 18:54:45 LB 74.8 0.2 10 7.48 FF, mag 4->inv
Is going up slowly
93- 01 B 98-01-17 05:19:13 LB 82.7 0.5 2 41.3 AA, mag 4->inv
95- 12 B 98-01-25 17:28:23 LB 109.4 0.5 7 15.6 AA, mag 5->inv
95- 32 B 98-01-25 18:46:45 LB 52.9 0.5 1 52.9 AA, mag 5->inv
96- 46 C 98-01-11 16:45 LB almost S, mag 4
97- 12 B 98-01-25 18:23 LB almost S, mag 6
97- 17 B 98-01-25 17:15:17 LB 52.0 0.2 10 5.20 FF, mag 5->inv
Nice flasher
Also saw Iridium 27, 97- 51 D on 980111 flashing between mag 2 and 5
with an estimated period if 3 seconds and ssm
Observed this evening 97- 56 A, Iridium 19, at 17:19, almost S, mag 7
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Greetings and clear skies
Leo Barhorst Alkmaar The Netherlands
52.65 North 4.47 East 3 m ASL
Every day I wonder about what I see in the sky