Re: Midnite Flare in Big Dipper

From: Jeff Umbarger (jumbarger2000@yahoo.com)
Date: Sun Apr 16 2006 - 04:41:17 EDT

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    Thanks for the research Bjorn and Ron. I was looking
    tonight and had clear skies but did not see a repeat
    of last night.
    
    - Jeff
    
    --- Björn Gimle <bg_26934@glocalnet.net> wrote:
    
    > Cosmos 1586 was at RA 12:39 dec +56:40 at around
    > 01:01:30 UT
    > It will be about 1 deg right 2 min earlier today.
    > 
    > ----- Original Message ----- 
    > From: "Jeff Umbarger" <jumbarger2000@yahoo.com>
    > To: <seesat-l@satobs.org>
    > Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2006 12:26 AM
    > Subject: Midnite Flare in Big Dipper
    > 
    > 
    > > Hey All,
    > >     At 6:01UT (1:01am local time - CDT, 26 minutes
    > > from local midnite) today (April 15) I saw an
    > > additional star in the handle of Ursa Major. Threw
    > me
    > > off for a bit. It was located at around +56 dec
    > and
    > > 12h 35m RA. It did not move but flared to as
    > bright as
    > > the other stars in the Big Dipper. Then it rapidly
    > > faded. It must have been pretty far away to be
    > seen
    > > that late at night and that motionless. Any ideas?
    > > Will it be back there tonite?
    > >
    > >     Regards,
    > >          Jeff Umbarger
    > >          Plano, TX USA
    > >          Lat: -96.76807
    > >          Lon: +33.06946
    > >          Central Daylight Time (GMT - 5:00)
    > >
    > >
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