Obs 980308

Leo Barhorst (leobarhorst@wxs.nl)
Sun, 08 Mar 1998 22:09:51 +0100

This evening I observed several sats with a complex period.
Timing as much flashes as possible the flashpattern can be determinated.

71-116 B 98-03-08 20:13:46   LB  152.2 0.2   6 25.36  FF,6->i,ssm,7,
complex P
Timings were: 26.23 17.80 9.83 8.23 10.19 7.75 18.03 18.17 9.95 26.01
sec
Some of the secondary flashes were missed.
75- 27 E 98-03-08 19:19:21   LB   54.2 0.5   3 18.1  
fF-fF,4->i,P=13.18+4.88
Timings: 13.52 4.12 12.49 5.47 13.54 5.04 sec
83-  4 A 98-03-08 18:32      LB                       var, mag 7->inv
83- 31 B 98-03-08 18:24      LB                       almost S, mag 4
86- 19BJ 98-03-08 18:48:08   LB  102.5 0.2  40  2.56  FF, mag 4->6
89- 59 B 98-03-08 19:07:47   LB  131.0 1.0   1 131    AA, mag 5->inv
90- 10 A 98-03-08 19:51      LB                       almost S, mag 6
91- 13 B 98-03-08 19:24:48   LB  195.6 0.5   6 32.6   AA, mag 5->inv
92-  8 B 98-03-08 19:32:08   LB   65.6 0.5   7  9.4   AA, mag 5->inv
Timings: 9.16 10.20 8.57 9.64 8.80 9.75 9.45 sec
94- 68 B 98-03-08 18:51      LB                       almost S, mag 8
94- 85 B 98-03-08 19:42:42   LB   68.4 0.5  10  6.84  AA, mag 5->inv
97- 12 B 98-03-08 19:28:48   LB  107.5 0.5  21  5.12  AA,5->i, complex P
Timings: 1:07.61 3.51 4.52 5.45 2.10 9.38 4.26 6.48 4.14 sec
At first no distinct flashing was observed; in zenith it became better
97- 64 A 98-03-08 19:11:15.81LB                       S,4, 1 degr from
Polaris
97- 64 B 98-03-08 19:39:16   LB   33.0 0.5   1 33.0   AA, mag 3->6
One period observed between two houses
97- 82 F 98-03-08 19:15      LB                       S, mag 5

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Greetings and clear skies
Leo Barhorst      Alkmaar    The Netherlands
52.65 N   4.767 E     3 m a.s.l.