Iridium obs 970920+21
Leo Barhorst (leobarhorst@pi.net)
Sun, 21 Sep 1997 12:08:08 +0200
Observed the 97 -30 Iridiums last evening and this mornig the 97- 51 group.
NORAD date time Dir aI eI aM eM aS eS Phs Dur Mag Obs COSPAR
xxxxx yy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss x xxx xx xxx xx xxx -xx xxx tt Sn.n III yynnnx
24839 97-09-20 18:51 S 75 43 xxx -11 xxx ~S5 LB 97030D
24837 97-09-20 19:09:49 S 106 57 106 57 xxx -14 Unk 3 -2 LB 97030B
24837 97-09-20 19:10:04 S 106 57 106 57 xxx -14 Unk 5 -4 LB 97030B
24840 97-09-20 19:19:03 S 109 68 109 68 xxx -15 Unk 2 LB 97030E
24836 97-09-20 19:28 S 117 80 117 80 xxx -16 Unk ~S4 LB 97030A
24842 97-09-20 20:02 S 250 53 250 53 xxx -21 Unk S7 LB 97030G
24947 97-09-21 03:02 N 85 25 xxx -21 Unk S6 LB 97051D
24946 97-09-21 03:03 N 85 26 xxx -21 Unk S5 LB 97051C
24945 97-09-21 03:04 N 76 26 xxx -21 Unk S5 LB 97051B
24944 97-09-21 03:04 N 90 26 xxx -21 Unk S5 LB 97051A
24948 97-09-21 03:07 N 75 27 xxx -21 Unk S5 LB 97051E
For the NOFLARE Iridums the time of the maxium pass elevation is given.
Mag is given as S5: steady 5 or ~S4: almost steady 4
The 97- 51 group made a pass low in the southeast. Object F and G passed before D
at an elevation of less than 25 degrees and were not seen due of trees.
Passing just below Beta Canis Minor; with 97- 51 E just above Beta.
Time op passing line between Alpha and Beta Canis Minor:
COSPAR Time Time diff
97051D 03:01:01.0
97051C 03:02:01.9 1:00.93
97051B 03:02:45.5 1:44.82
97051A 03:03:14.6 2:13.58
97051E 03:06:06.5 5:05.50
Greetings
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Leo Barhorst Alkmaar The Netherlands
52.65 North 4.77 East 3 m asl
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Every day I wonder about what I see in the sky