Obs Mar 22

Jim Nix (nixj@bellsouth.net)
Sun, 21 Mar 1999 23:08:34 +0000

Greetings,

	Observations, 3/21 (3/22 GMT):

IOD:
25017 97 064A   8935 G 19990322024247080 17 25 2321504+601175 58 S+050 10       
25017 97 064A   8935 G 19990322024334210 17 25 2254787+663370 58 S+050 10       
98004           8935 G 19990322021943240 17 25 0754967+873082 58 S+075 10       
19460 88 078A   8935 G 19990322022210000 18 25 1737720+685267 58 S+073 10       

	NOSS 2-1 Trio observed on time, on track and a little brighter
	than predicted using:

NOSS 2-1 (E)  
1 20642U 90050E   99075.84341657  .00000050  00000-0  80883-4 0    05
2 20642  63.4260 356.6044 0202999 353.4725   6.5275 13.40309073    00
NOSS 2-1 (C)  
1 20691U 90 50C   99072.78440872  .00000040  00000-0  64475-4 0    06
2 20691  63.4250   5.0459 0206000   3.2299 356.7701 13.40308026    02
NOSS 2-1 (D)  
1 20692U 90050D   99072.78451557  .00000060  00000-0  97060-4 0    07
2 20692  63.4250   5.0362 0203000   3.4533 356.5466 13.40308761    08

BWGS:
87- 18 A 99-03-22 02:04:47.40 JN 15.82 .2 1 15.82  5.3->inv.  M inv m inv   
		Note: 5.46s avg Max, min at 5s after end of Max.
		reason for short timing, I was taking an exposure
		and trying to determine min. time and length of Max.

91- 19 B 99-03-22 01:27:25.40 JN 51.56 .2 3 17.186 5.8->inv M

Iridiums:
Ir 44t & 20 t within secs of each other, two flashes noted one -1.0
and a 2.0 unable to determine which was which, I'll wait til the 
exposures are developed.

Clear & Dark skies ya'll,----------------------------------------------
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