Comstar 2 Rk (76-073B, 09329, a Centaur) -- very asymmetrical. PPAS: 76- 73 B 04-06-03 03:06:34 EC 218.9 1.0 5 43.8 asymm 23.5, 20.3 Superbird A (89-041A, 20040), including RA (2000) at the time (UTC) -- it flashes a little bit farther west each night: 2004-06-01 2:53:44.3 to 2:58:46.7 -- RA 16:41.8 to 16:46.8 2004-06-03 2:55:40.2 to 3:00:42.8 -- RA 16:35.3 to 16:40.3 The brightest maxima are probably +3.5, but that low in the sky, with the moonlight, it really requires binoculars. I haven't yet, on this sojourn, managed to see the beginning of the flash episode. I usually can see flashes for up to seven minutes, when conditions are good enough, when I see the beginning. Wish I knew when to look for flashes, if visible this time around, from Intelsat 512 (85-087A, 16101), TDF 1 (88-098A, 19621) Tele-X (89-027A, 19919), Telstar 401 (93-077A, 22927)! I'm getting predictions for more than 20 flashing geosynchs right now (though many/most require a telescope except when they're at their brightest, which often is at an unknown time). Tonight is an evening off to see a movie with my cousins. Ed Cannon - ecannon@mail.utexas.edu - Austin, Texas, USA http://wnt.cc.utexas.edu/~ecannon/satellite.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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