Double flare of Mir

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On 30 May 1998 we observed from two locations, separated by 463 km,
what we believe to be a double flare of Mir. It occurred shortly
before Mir reached culmination in the northern sky.

We estimate the brightness of Mir as follows:

before flare:  between +0.5 and 0 mag
1st flare:     between -2.0 and -2.5 mag
2nd flare:     between -1.0 and -1.5 mag

The duration of the flares was approximately 5 seconds.

Time of event and coordinates of the observers:

          BT              JM
         ----            ----
UTC    22:01:30         22:02:30
Lat    48.844N          50.554N
Lon    02.202E          08.059E
alt    98 m             354 m

  
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Johannes Mueller
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Coord.: +50.554 N  +8.059 E  354 m  UT+2
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