Hello everyone, I just had a nice observation of the bright geoflasher Gorizont 14 (87040A) , which was flashing as brightly as magnitude +3. Counting 32 periods I got a period of 42.63s (last flash counted at 20:44 UT, 10th Jan 2000). On the 30th September I timed this satellites flash period at 43.85s, so the flash period appears to be accelerating. A look through the PPAS database suggests that Gorizont 14 may show cycles of accelerations & decelerations like that of Gorizont 23, so this object is worth observing to see if this can be confirmed. Gorizont 14 takes approx. 37 days to completely circle the earth. So will be visible over most of Europe for the next week, before becoming visible over the United States. Also a reminder that Raduga 27, another bright geoflasher is also well placed for observations from Europe. The flash period of this satelite is going up, with a period of just over 94s on the 1st January. Flashes are typically mag +6. Here is are recent Elsets for these satellite; Gorizont 14 1 17969U 87040A 00002.39776884 -.00000186 00000-0 10000-3 0 7498 2 17969 10.4537 39.8398 0026952 313.9181 45.8382 0.97659039 25492 Raduga 27 1 21132U 91014A 00003.84363898 +.00000120 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 02857 2 21132 005.5584 066.1770 0005449 200.4036 159.4255 01.00292848032439 Further information on these satellites can be found on my web page on my web page: http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hangar/1668/gorizont.htm Best wishes & Clear skies, Jason Jason P Hatton 06200 Nice France 43.692N, 7.246E,30M (43d41'29"N,7d14'47"E,30m) http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hangar/1668/high-alt.htm ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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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