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Satorama

Leo Barhorst

Our observing programme can be found in the 'Recent Observations' section. It is subdivided in categories, the codes of which can be found below.

 bflashing 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 DRA project object

Special Remarks

65098C/01807: some very strange observations    
78089A/06275: scatter in observations           
79030B/11327: beginners object again            
83004A/13777: IRAS, short period acc to LB      
87088A/18421: short period now ?                        
89028B/19922: period rising again            
90023B/20528: some obs hp ?                     
92030J/21984: nicely going up                   
94028A/23101: long period ?
95072C/23753: nicely going up
96014B/23815: flashing acc to RE, conf. by BD       
96017B/23828: short period now, but small amplitude
96024B/23852: new, MSX rocket
96025B/23854: nice flashing, secondary maxima
96029A/     : still flashing?
96029B/     : short period
96029C-D-E  : NOSS 2-3 trio

Top-priority Objects

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65008A/01001: no acceleration anymore
84109B/15360: continues to accelerate !
85094G/16144: still going down
87049B/18096: acceleration stopped 
87074G/18340: sudden acceleration ? 
87098B/18586: going up ?
88053B/19257: accelerating to be confirmed
89017B/19827: also sudden accelerator!
90078B/20775: short period not confirmed 
90111B/21015: period decreasing again ?   
91059B/21667: MM jump, accelerating !
92008B/21876: still accelerating ?
92012B/21903: also accelerating     
92020B/21938: no change
92036B/22007: short period !
93036B/22676: going up again
94061B/     : short period
94074B/23343: acceleration stopped !
95032B/     : DRA object
95052B/23677: deleted

Observers of May 96

ANO:    Antero Olkkonen, Ristiina, Finland
BD:     Bram Dorreman, Achel, Belgium
ER:     Eero Rantalaiho, Varkkala, Finland
JEV:    Jim Varney, Sacramento, California, USA 
KJ:     Kurt Jonckheere, Oostende, Belgium      
LB:     Leo Barhorst, Alkmaar, The Netherlands
LW:     Leo Wikholm, Helsinki, Finland
MR:     Mike Rosseel, Oostende, Belgium
RE:     Russell Eberst, Edinburgh, Scotland
TC:     Tristan Cools, Brugge, Belgium
WN:     Walter Nissen, Ohio, USA
WV:     Willy Verhaeghen, Wetteren, Belgium

Total number of observations: 699; mostly due to the large number of "old" obs of Antero Olkkonen.

Next deadline for sending in observations: July 10, 1996 to Kurt Jonckheere



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