Re: Unk Double Flare & Flash

From: Bjoern Gimle (b_gimle@algonet.se)
Date: Sat May 06 2000 - 02:54:21 PDT

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    The good flasher Ir 85 98-66 C was predicted to pass az/el 38/20 04:40:42
    (near Deneb). It was going N-S, so it doesn't explain the first sighting.
    
    -- bjorn.gimle@tietotech.se (office)                         --
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    > As i was waiting for Iridium 32 to flare to -8, i noticed another object
    > flare at -4 approx 8 deg below Vega. It remained visble long enough to see
    > that it's track was from around Az 110 deg going to Az 350 or so. I
    couldn't
    > accurately time it but a rough time was 04:38:00 6 May UTC +/- 30 sec. It
    > was visible for approx 5 sec and then faded. A short time later i saw a
    > single bright -5 flash along the approx route the unknown took. Again no
    > timing but shortly before the predicted 04:39:26 time when Ir 32 flared, i
    > saw the object flare again, -2 this time. Az 40 deg El 20 deg at 04:39:15
    > +/- 5 sec heading in the same direction so i'm guessing it was the same
    object.
    >
    > Jari
    > 54.25N
    > 110.11W
    > 556m
    >
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