Re: Light Curve from Satellite Trail

From: John Locker (john@satcom.freeserve.co.uk)
Date: Thu Jan 10 2008 - 17:05:58 UTC

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    On that page , Phil says...
    
    
    "A sudden brightening, then a drop of 5 magnitudes then a final flare."
    
    Which is more or less how I observed L 5 when I took a series of images at 
    the end of last May
    
    http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/satcom_transits/Lstrip.jpg
    
    The flare as it returned was quite distinct , before it faded again
    
    To me this says  one of two things...either L5 rotates to make itself 
    "invisible" ...or it has a mechanical device that shields it.
    Question is , why only go into stealth mode for short periods ?
    
    John
    
    
    
    
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: "Bob Christy" <rdc@zarya.info>
    To: "'Allen Thomson'" <thomsona@flash.net>; "'Seesat-L'" 
    <SeeSat-L@satobs.org>
    Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 3:36 PM
    Subject: RE: Light Curve from Satellite Trail
    
    
    >I used different software for this one, a rather handy web-based 
    >application
    > called "Google".
    >
    > See:
    > http://www.zen32156.zen.co.uk/disappearencs.htm
    >
    > Bob
    >
    >> -----Original Message-----
    >> From: Allen Thomson [mailto:thomsona@flash.net]
    >> Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 3:04 PM
    >> To: Bob Christy; 'Seesat-L'
    >> Subject: RE: Light Curve from Satellite Trail
    >
    > ............... Also a Lacrosse 5 fade
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