PPAS obs 2007-10-17/22 BD

From: Bram Dorreman (bram.dorreman@gmail.com)
Date: Thu Oct 25 2007 - 15:58:59 EDT

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    Observations of satellites with (more or less) periodic brightness
    variations.
    The reported times are those of the last timed maximum.
    7 x 50 binoculars used. Sky was good in the morning
    Moon lit in the evening.
    
    yy-nnncc yy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss.s ooo sss.s s.s nnn ff.fff comments
    61- 28 A 07-10-23 03:07:18.2 BD  172.2 0.5   4 43.1   +7.8->inv
    66- 89 A 07-10-23 04:00:11.6 BD   46.7 0.5   3        +7.8->inv; 4)
    78- 18 B 07-10-17 18:19:42.5 BD   70.0 0.1  17  4.12  F'f; +4.8->inv
    78- 18 B 07-10-22 18:06:51.5 BD   53.2 0.1  13  4.09  F'f; +4.8->inv
    78- 96 A 07-10-23 02:47:55.8 BD   19.3 0.1   3  6.4   A'f; +6.0->inv
    81- 50 B 07-10-23 04:08:34.9 BD  186.6 0.1  21  8.89  F; +6.5->inv
    82-118 A 07-10-22 19:40:03.0 BD   95.4 0.2   5 19.1   A; +6.5->inv; 2)
    83- 22 A 07-10-17 18:09:27.2 BD   23.7 0.3   2 11.8   A; +3.0->7.5; reddish
    92- 73 B 07-10-22 18:30:09.1 BD  107.0 0.5   2 53.5   A; +5.1->inv
    93- 56 B 07-10-23 04:23:51.9 BD  164.3 0.2   8 20.5   F'F; +7.0->inv; 5)
    94- 78 B 07-10-17 20:11:22.5 BD   62.8 0.2  18  3.49  A; +7.3->inv
    94- 78 B 07-10-22 18:10:45.1 BD  152.9 0.3  42  3.64  A; +6.5->8.0
    96- 29 D 07-10-23 03:22:50.2 BD                       Irr; 3)
    99- 22 C 07-10-22 18:23:06.2 BD  166.1 0.3  25  6.64  A; +2.9->inv; ssf
    02- 36 C 07-10-23 04:16:00.0 BD  143.8 0.2  80  1.80  A; +5.8->8.3
    03- 37 C 07-10-23 03:42.04.5 BD   74.2 0.2   4 18.5   A; +5.8->7.9
    05-  4 B 07-10-17 19:55:20   BD  110   1.0  17  6.5   A; +3.0->inv; ssf; 1)
    07- 27 B 07-10-23 03:37:37.3 BD   59.4 1     1  60    A; +2.7->7.8
    
    notes:
    1) reconstruction from voice recording
    2) 82118A: Plus one mag +5 flash.
    3) 96029D: timings 57.99 40.54 34.40 25.39
    4) 66089A: timings 20.93 11.07 14.68
    5) 93056B; flash periods alternating long and short.
      Average of long periods: 11.13 s
      Average of short periods: 9.39
    
    The URL explaining the format of PPAS observations :
    http://www.satobs.org/tumble/flashpm.html#PPASformat
    
    Site 4160: 51.27931 N, 5.47683 E (WGS84), 35 m
    Bram Dorreman
    
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