SBIRS 1 flashes = BY Classfd May 8

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--- On Sun, 5/8/11, Brad Young <allenb_young@yahoo.com> wrote:
> After I got home, I saw Kevin's post and tried to see
> flashes from the SBIRS GEO 1 bird, but only tried with 12x60
> binoculars, and did not know the period or brightness (which
> is?).

At the time, I was observing it, the flashes were on the faint side, I would say magnitude 9 range.

I would observe a flash every 10 minutes. The flashes weren't quick, but visible for a few seconds, due to the slow rotation of the sat.

Kevin
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