video of gals 2 geo sat flare

From: Kevin Fetter (kfetter@yahoo.com)
Date: Mon Jun 18 2007 - 08:54:04 EDT

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    Video of Gals 2 passing near a bright star.
    
    http://www.kfetter.com/satvideo/geoflare/23717.wmv
    
    Star is at 
    
    J2000
    
    RA: 18h 46m 43.342s
    dec: -10 07' 30.34"
    
    TYC 5697 573 ( Tycho star catalog )
    
    Gals 2
    
    http://www.skyrocket.de/space/doc_sdat/gals-1.htm
    
    It shows it having main body of 4.1 m by 6.6 m. 
    
    So looks like another geo sat, that gives a main body flare, like the milstar's I have observed
    do.
    
    Most interesting geo sat to observe.
    
    Kevin
    
    
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