RE: irregular flasher?

From: Brierley David (DMBRIERLEY@dera.gov.uk)
Date: Thu Sep 14 2000 - 00:56:26 PDT

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    Paul
    
    >  how is a sat timed when it flashes
    > so fast, count the flashes for x seconds ??  is a
    > flashing report made on a sat like that ?
    > 
    At the Eurosom 3 conference of observers in Edinburgh in 1998, Russell
    Eberst explained a technique which he uses to estimate very rapid flash
    periods.
    
    It's easier to demonstrate than explain in words.  But something like
    this - you turn your binoculars rapidly (perhaps twice a second) so that
    the satellite appears as a circle of light.  You can then count the
    number of flashes in the circle.  I'm sure the flash period can be
    reported, but I'm not an expert on that.
    
    David.
    
    David M Brierley
    Malvern, Worcestershire, UK
    
    
    
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