Re: Observations of Mir Fragments

Josh R. Williams (sponge@rocco.nebula.org)
Sun, 29 Oct 1995 21:22:00 -0500 (EST)

Yes, but does anyone know of what these "fragments" are? My mail server 
has been down for about 6 days so maybe I have missed my answer, but, has 
anyone Identified what they are yet? THanks for your time...

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Josh R. Williams			      Latitude: 41 deg 59' 29"
E-Mail: sponge@rocco.nebula.org              Longitude: 83 deg 27' 41"  

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On Wed, 25 Oct 1995, Rainer Kracht wrote:

> Observations of Mir Fragments
> 
> Pierre Neirinck 1995 Oct 24 (Mir approx. 18:38 UTC)
>      mm:ss
> Mir +01:05  mag 7.8 to invis. fp=2.5s
>     +02:05  mag 7.5 to invis. fp=4s?
>     +02:32  mag 7
>     +02:40  mag 7?
>     +02:57  mag 7?
>     +03:20  mag 6.5 to 8
> 
> Rainer Kracht with 10x50 on 1995 Oct 25
> Mir & Fragments crossing a line from 51 Peg to SAO 108240:
> 
> 17:44:22.16 UTC  Mir
> 17:45:32.42      +01:10.26 Frag 1 (JL) bright max mag 5.5
> 17:46:56.05      +02:33.89 Frag 2 (JM)
> 17:47:27.81      +03:05.65 Frag 3 (JN?)
> 17:47:35.21      +03:13.05 Frag 4 rapid flasher (fp=1s?)
> 17:47:54.46      +03:32.30 Frag 5 mag 6 steady
> 17:48:24.13      +04:01.97 Frag 6 rapid flasher (fp=1s?)
> 17:50:34.91      +06:12.75 Frag 7 mag 6 steady
> 
> Rainer Kracht
> 0412188960-0001@t-online.de
> 
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