PPAS from last 2 nights - note site change after I went back home from RMCC Observatory. Satellite highlights include ETS-6 (23230, 94-56A) with 1X flashes and several new objects for me. Deep sky objects were phenomenal on Sunday night. TULSA2: Designtn Date Time Obsr Durtn Acc Num Per Remarks 91- 50 A 07-04-16 02:05:45 BY 34.4 2.0 2 17? MM +4->5 82-105 A 07-04-16 02:28:47 BY F mag 4 Note 1 02- 54 C 07-04-16 02:55:05 BY 40.2 0.2 9 4.47 AA mag 4.5->5.5 71-114 A 07-04-16 02:57:06 S mag 6.5 80- 99 A 07-04-16 03:03:24 BY 14.6 0.8 2 7.3 MM mag 6->6.5 04- 17 B 07-04-16 03:19:58 BY 127.8 0.2 10 12.78 MM min mag 7->inv Note 2 72- 3 B 07-04-16 03:36:10 BY 30.2 0.2 19 1.59 FF mag 5->inv 73- 58 B 07-04-16 03:56:31 BY 33.8 0.2 10 3.38 FF mag 7->inv 04- 29 B 07-04-16 04:23:25 BY 257.6 1.0 4 64.4 AA min mag 6->9 Note 3 76- 73 B 07-04-16 04:50:46 BY 205.0 0.2 7 29.29 FF mag 6.5->inv TULSA1: Designtn Date Time Obsr Durtn Acc Num Per Remarks 99- 64 A 07-04-16 08:41:06 BY 57.6 0.5 4 14.4 AA mag 2,4->5 Note 4 81- 50 B 07-04-17 01:55:48 BY 70.0 0.2 8 8.75 FF mag 5.5->inv 76- 73 B 07-04-17 02:06:42 BY 114.2 0.2 5 22.8 FF mag 6->inv 85- 90 B 07-04-17 02:15:07 BY 59.9 1.0 1 60 MM mag 2->4 Note 5 04- 34 B 07-04-17 02:26:33 BY 33.8 0.4 7 4.8 MM mag 4->4.5 94- 56 A 07-04-17 02:59:05 BY 226.6 0.2 26 8.72 FF mag 4 Note 6 04- 29 B 07-04-17 03:31:46 BY 340.7 0.5 3 114 MM min mag 7->inv Note 7 96- 39 B 07-04-17 04:22:21 BY S mag 6.5 Notes: 1) My identification of 1 sharp flash as SATCOM C5, listed as out of service since Mar2001. This was a quick silvery white flash near the rather orange 4th mag alpha Cancri, and about as bright. Kevin et al, might want to check on this sat. 2) Timings on minimas. I don't see this object in any PPAS data - but it seemed variable to me. 3) Timings are on minima - sharp decline followed by a flatter return to brightness. Difficult! 4) Strange - caught first two flares as white and bright (equal to Deneb as it passed it) then switched to orangish color and a mag 4->5 smoother cycle. 5) Could only get 1 cycle as it was an UNID at first- it had also been +2 very low in S which caught my eye. Always listed as S in PPAS database - has it changed? 6) ETS-6 again - many more flashes than this period, which started around 2:30 UT! Several flashes 1X 7) Very difficult, timings on minimas again but looks like I missed a few. Brad Young TULSA 2 COSPAR 8335 35.8311N, 96.1411W, 335m ASL TULSA 1 COSPAR 8336 36.1397N, 95.9838W, 205m ASL ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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