Geosat flaring observation reporting (format)

From: Bram Dorreman (bram.dorreman@gmail.com)
Date: Mon Mar 03 2008 - 21:28:02 UTC

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    Ccccc yyyymmmc S COSPABC yyyymmddhhmmL m.mcAmmmX yyddd.d any comments
    1    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +    5    +
              0         0         0         0         0
    description
    ccccc  > catalognumber
    yyyymmmc > international designation
    S  > certainty of identification:
     S = sure
     U = unsure
    COSP  > COSPAR number of observer's site
    ABC  > observer's initials
    yyyymmdd > UTC date of maximum brightness
    Hhmm  > UTC time of maximum brightness
    L  > specification of location of max. brightness w.r.t. the shadow:
     B: before shadow entry
     A: after shadow exit
     N: none of these or not applicable
    m.m  > max. brightness expressed as a stellar magnitude
    c  > color:
     W = White
     Y = yellowish
     R = Reddish
     B = blueish
     N = not noticed
    used optical equipment
    A  > optical aid:
     N = naked eye
     B = binoculars
     T = telescope
    mmm  > aperture in millimeters
    X  > action sequence
     P = observation  based on prediction
     O = observation and identification afterwards
     M = mixture of prediction and identification
    yyddd.d > epoch of used TLE
    
    Bram Dorreman
    Belgian Working Group Satellites (BWGS)
    
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