Observing Program of the BWGS
Bart De Pontieu (BDP@MPE.MPE-GARCHING.MPG.DE)
Tue, 31 Oct 1995 20:34:34 +0100 (CET)
Observing Program of the BWGS
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The Belgian Working Group Satellites has been active in collecting flash
period measurements since 1987. Our priority list contains over 200
satellites.
New in the archive :
1. Overview of BWGS program (including recent observations)
Send a message with Subject: archive get program/program.*
to SeeSat-L-request@iris01.plasma.mpe-garching.mpg.de
Send a message with Subject: archive get program/satoct95.txt
to the same address, to get accompanying notes by Tristan Cools (Satorama).
2. PPAS-updates 8 and 9
Send a message with Subject: archive get ppas/ppas5-09.obs
to SeeSat-L-request@iris01.plasma.mpe-garching.mpg.de
to get the most recent update to our database of Flash Period
Observations (PPAS).
Priority codes :
b flashing object for beginners
d difficult to measure
S steady object, potentially flashing in the future
? flash period is unknown or uncertain
- long flash period (>40 s)
! top-priority object
regular object
x additional code for DRA project
Changes in this month's program :
69-103A: new, variations seen by MM
71-120B: new, A1 Vostok, discovered by Mike McCants
76-091A: flashes confirmed by Russell Eberst
78-109J: seen S by Kurt Jonckheere; no acceleration
79-012A: new, flashing according to MM and RE
81-033B: small amplitude
83-090A: new, Molniya 3-21 seen by Rainer Kracht
84-065C: new, short period according to RE
86-018A: new, long period acc to Walter Nissen
86-030B: new, long period
87-052A: new, boosted RORSAT
87-074G: somtimes sa
87-106B: new, long period
91-009J: no accelerations confirmed, tm, dtm
92-036B: deleted, S
93-026A: flashes to be confirmed !
94-066B: deleted, S
94-074B: had a small acceleration, first Zenit to do so !
95-008B: were are the observations ?
95-012B: same remark as 95-008B !
95-018B: deleted because re-entered
95-033D: no observations yet
95-046C: new, F2 Tsyklon Sich 1, probably steady
95-052B: new, C1 Kosmos 2321, probably fl in wrong orbit !
Observers of September-October 95 :
DB: David M. Brierley, Colorado Springs, USA
DSB: Douglas Biggerstaf, Toronto, Canada
JEV: Jim Varney, Sacramento, California, USA
JVS: Jan Van Steelandt, Gistel, Belgium
KJ: Kurt Jonckheere, Oostende, Belgium
LS: Lutz Schindler, Braunschweig, Germany
MM: Mike McCants, Austin, Texas, USA
RE: Russell Eberst, Edinburgh, Scotland
RK: Rainer Kracht, Elmshorn, Germany
TC: Tristan Cools, Brugge, Belgium
WN: Walter Nissen, Ohio, USA
Total number of observations: 132
Next deadline for sending in observations: 12 November 1995
Send observations to (please note the changed address) :
Tristan Cools
Pater Damiaanstraat 11
8000 Bruges, Belgium
Phone: +32 50 331096 (includes answering machine)
E-mail: tcools@nic.INbe.net
Cheers,
Tristan Cools
& Bart De Pontieu