Obs 10-11 September
Mir16609@aol.com
Sun, 12 Sep 1999 01:08:50 EDT
First the PPAS format obs:
99- 22 C 99-09-11 00:26:17.6 JDG 57.5 0.5 100 0.575 4.0->inv
99- 34 B 99-09-11 00:39:17.7 JDG 89.6 0.5 8 11.2 3.5->inv
99- 19 E 99-09-11 01:01:22.0 JDG 54.9 0.5 7 7.8 4.5->inv
99- 39 B 99-09-11 01:26:49.2 JDG 68.1 0.5 100 0.681 3.5->inv
93- 61 A 99-09-11 01:56:52.8 JDG 98.8 0.5 7 14.1 1.5->inv
99- 34 B 99-09-12 00:14:20.5 JDG 80.5 0.5 8 10.1 1.0->3.0
99- 22 C 99-09-12 00:31:58.8 JDG 57.7 0.5 100 0.577 4.5->inv
99- 39 B 99-09-12 01:54:19.7 JDG 67.6 0.5 100 0.676 3.0->inv
Next the non-obs:
Ed's new flasher - 90907. For the past 2 days this object has passed through
the Delphinus constellation (165az, 65el). For my area, the visibility was
above average. This indicates (for me, anyway) that it is a binocular object
only in a dark-sky area.
Iridium 27 produced bright (1x) flashes at 01:06:56 and 01:07:01 UTC on 12
September.
DMSP (10033) produced bright flashes at 01:47:28 and 01:48:42 UTC on 12
September.
Okean Rk (aka SL-12 and 25861) is flashing less rapidly. Quikscat Rk (25790)
has been bright and flashing. As the Okean Rk becomes less visible due to
seasonal lighting changes, this one will be interesting to observe. Also,
the Abrixas Rk (25723) has been flashing at about the same period as the
Okean Rk (about 2x per second). It is typically not visible at 1x but is an
easy binocular object.
Cheers
Don Gardner 39.1796 N, 76.8419 W, 34m ASL
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