Obs 9-11 July

Mir16609@aol.com
Mon, 12 Jul 1999 17:14:20 EDT

Hello everyone.

First the assorted flasher info:
99-022 C 99-07-12 02:11:11.7 JDG  45.7 0.5 100  0.457 5.5->inv
99-019 E 99-07-09 01:52:24.8 JDG  41.7 0.5  15  2.78  4.0->inv
99-019 E 99-07-10 01:27:27.4 JDG  44.3 0.5  12  3.69  4.0->inv
99-004 E 99-07-09 02:37:15.4 JDG  56.3 0.5   6  9.4   4.0->inv
99-004 E 99-07-12 02:27:54.9 JDG  95.8 0.5  10  9.58  4.0->inv
84-065 C 99-07-12 03:08:16.2 JDG  76.2 0.5  60  1.27  5.5->inv

Iridium 20 flash centers (UTC):
 9 July; 02:29:19.6
10 July; 01:55:06.3
10 July; 01:55:14.8

On 9 July, 02:40:48 UTC Iridium 65 flared to a predicted -1 mag.  A secondary 
flare at +2.0  was observed for about 8 seconds beginning at 02:41:22.  Note 
to  observers in the NE USA: There is a series of flares in the ENE sky 
during the next several days (near Deneb at my location) that may produce 
secondary  flares.

Abrixas (25721, 99022A) made a steady +5.0 pass under Polaris on 9 July, 
02:39.   On 12 July from 02:49:00 to 02:50:20 it was a steady 5.0 (If there 
were fluctuations in the brightness it was slight and irregular)  I changed 
my location and reacquired it at 02:51:00 and observed about 2-3 flashes 
until it entered eclipse at 02:51:10.

ERBS (15354) was visible at 1x (~mag +3.0) for 20 seconds beginning at 10 
July, 03:14:00.

Adeos (24277) was visible at 1x (~mag +3.7) for 30 seconds beginning at 12 
July, 02:04:10.

Cheers
Don Gardner  39.1796 N, 76.8419 W, 34m ASL
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