Obs June 2 + 4

From: Leo Barhorst (leobarhorst@zonnet.nl)
Date: Mon Jun 05 2000 - 12:56:39 PDT

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    Friday evening a few moments the high clouds cleared. Sunday 
    evening I did a few obs. Due to summertime and having to get 
    to work early, I couldn't stay up late.
    While waiting for some sats, I saw two Iridiums flare up just to the
    south of Cassiopeia. At first I thought it were airplanes, as 
    Medemblik is in the approach rote to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport.
    But no navigationlights were visible and no sound was heard.
    Checking with Iridflare I could determine that the first Iridium I saw
    on sundaynight was Iridium 52, 1998- 10 C, 25171,  at about 
    22:05 UT. It flared to -5.8 according to the predictions. 
    The second, about 5 minutes later, was Iridium 86, 1998- 66 B, 
    25528, flaring to -3.1; qiute a spectacular sight.
    
    
    00-  6 B 00-06-02 21:40:02   LB  168.4 0.2 160  1.053 FF, 2->i
    00-  6 B 00-06-04 21:11:07   LB  214.7 0.2 200  1.073 FF, 3->i
    Going up slowly
    87- 20 B 00-06-04 21:43:04   LB   86.3 0.5   4 21.6   MM, 6->i
    92- 30 J 00-06-02 21:21:54   LB   64.1 0.2  11  5.83  FF, 6->i
    Accelerating slowly
    92- 76 B 00-06-04 22:19:18   LB  111.8 2.0   1 112    MM, 4->i
    94- 85 B 00-06-04 22:27:56   LB  114.0 1.0   2 57.0   MM, 5->i
    97- 28 C 00-06-04 21:25      LB                       S, 6
    99- 39 B 00-06-02 21:03:36   LB   62.5 0.2  10  6.25  FF, 3->i
    Probably double period
    99- 41 E 00-06-04 21:54      LB                       S, 4
    
    Greetings and clear, dark skies
    Leo Barhorst
    52.767 N  5.09 E  2 m ASL
    
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