Re: Observations 5/15

JAY RESPLER (jrespler@superlink.net)
Mon, 17 May 1999 00:11:45 -0400

Mike McCants wrote:
> We saw Sputnik Jr. 3 on a very favorable pass.  It seemed to vary
> from about magnitude 6 to 8 with a period of maybe 4 or 5 seconds.

This confirms my observation of several days ago.  Now if this is a 
sphere, what causes the varying?

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