Observing Program of the BWGS ----------------------------- The Belgian Working Group Satellites has been active in collecting flash period measurements since 1987. Our priority list contains over 200 satellites. New in the archive : 1. Overview of BWGS program (including recent observations) Send a message with Subject: archive get program/program.* to SeeSat-L-request@iris01.plasma.mpe-garching.mpg.de Send a message with Subject: archive get program/satdec95.txt to the same address, to get accompanying notes by Tristan Cools (Satorama). 2. PPAS-updates 10 and 11 Send a message with Subject: archive get ppas/ppas5-10.obs to SeeSat-L-request@iris01.plasma.mpe-garching.mpg.de or similarly with Subject: archive get ppas/ppas5-11.obs to the same address to get the most recent update to our database of Flash Period Observations (PPAS). Priority codes : b flashing 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 additional code for DRA project Changes in this month's program : 82-055B/13260: deleted because steady 83-001B/13758: slightly going down ? 83-048B/14084: deleted, S 83-108B/14451: also accelerating ? 86-030B/16682: deleted, steady 87-003B/17296: long period 87-057B/18161: beginners object now 91-007B/21090: deleted 91-042A/21422: deleted 92-053B/22081: long period, deleted 92-093B/22285: steady, deleted 93-016B/22566: deleted 95-008B/23502: steady or flashing ? 95-012B/23527: still not many observations ! 95-017D/23548: previous listed as 95-017B, now corrected 95-046C/23659: where are the observations ? 95-052B/23677: no observations yet ! 95-058B/23705: 0.4s as predicted ! 95-059B/23711: deleted because S Observers of October-November 95 : ANO: Antero Olkkonen, Ristiina, Finland DB: David M. Brierley, Colorado Springs, USA JA: Jan Aelbrecht, Belgium KAH: Kai Hamalainen, Lappeenranta, Finland KD: Kurt Dequick, Oostende, Belgium KJ: Kurt Jonckheere, Oostende, Belgium LB: Leo Barhorst, Alkmaar, The Netherlands FW: Frank Weissferdt, Selters, Germany MM: Mike McCants, Austin, Texas, USA MR: Mike Rosseel, Belgium MVP: Michel Van de Putte, Ronse, 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: 582 Part of the archive from the late Horst Kohnke has been added to PPAS5-10. That explains the high number of observations the last 2 months. Next deadline for sending in observations: January 5, 1996 New Observers: Jan Aelbrecht and Michel Van de Putte. Cheers, Tristan Cools (tcools@nic.INbe.net) & Bart De Pontieu (bdp@mpe.mpe-garching.mpg.de)