I also reviewed observations posted in the Heavens-above database, and none noted any flashing, however I did notice others noting what I had previously that the satellite was brighter than the predicted magnitude. Regards, Ted A. Nichols II ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Hanning-Lee" <markhl@prodigy.net> To: "SeeSat-L" <SeeSat-L@satobs.org> Sent: Monday, December 24, 2001 12:27 AM Subject: Cosmos 1975 possibly flashing > On 12/23 18:09 PST = 12/24 2:09 UTC, I think I saw a sat flashing from > mag 2 to mag 0, low in the NW, with a flash period of 0.8 s. > A possible match is 19573 Cosmos 1975. > (I used mccants.tle predicting magnitudes down to mag 7.) > > I did not have optical aid to look more closely, and in a murky sky it > was hard to define the azimuth or reference stars! > A tentative observation. > > Best, Mark > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' > in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org > http://www.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html > >
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