References for this message may be wrong and apper out of the thread, because I accidentally reply to Ron instead of the list. Sorry. Today my keystrokes are more dangerous than the average. On Sun, Apr 25, 2004 at 10:25:21PM -0600, Ron Lee said...: > This one on a northbound pass in the west. Longer duration flare at about > 3:19:49 UT 26 April 2004. Az/El around 291/26 degrees. I got a short flare too on 20040425,I'd say provvidential because I had lost the sat due to pollution coming from a nasty neighbour and her door light :-( Far in the north, at the end of a nice pass, 70 deg max elv. The flare occured around 20:15 +- 1 min UTC (I know this doesn't help, but I ran outside in a rush without wristwatch :-) ) I'd say it lasted 2 seconds, with a magnitude comparable to Jupiter, a little brighter maybe. Whoa, this sounds like the "Imprecise guide to imprecise obs report" :-D > Looks like these flares/flashes may be predictable. I'll compare this one (the first I've seen) to others, and maybe post some other unuseful timeless information... Oh, almost forgotten: Lon: 8° 31' 46'' Lat: 45° 41' 23'' I'm kinda new to observing, so I'm taking no responsibilty for ANYTHING of the above :) Clear Skies! P.S. I've noticed another sat, just off track GP-B, some degrees in advance, a little fainter. Was it its rocket? Celestrak TLE for 2004-014-B show it to be much earlier than GB-P... Again, I may have messed up the whole thing... -- Michael // Mike_ -- So this is my new freedom...It's funny... I don't remember being chained... (Savage Garden - The Lover After Me) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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