Earlier, Ed Light said ... >I observed Orion 3 (25727 99-024A) on four different passes from June to October 1999 >and on one of them (1999 June20 02:02 UTC) noted a "brief flare to magnitude [approx] 3.4"; >on 1999 October 12/23:43 UTC, I noted "maximum flash to magnitude 0.8 [approximately]". >During the other two passes, it was between 5-1/2 and 7 magnitude. I planned and observed Orion 3 again last night and am now convinced this was the UNID of 8/21/06 that many of you helped me find. With naked eye, I had two quick (~1 sec) mag +2.5 flares at 2:19:50 & 2:20:04, followed by a period (untimed) where it was barely visible (say +4.5), and then another round, mag 1.5 @ 2:21:50, and mag +2 @ 2:22:04 UT, with the same short period (~5 sec) of +4.5 mag. After this, couldn't find with 10 x 50's. Because a plane was slowly blinking through this area throughout the apparition, I'd have to say the first two timings are a little suspect. It did have a "video game" look to it that used to be funny but now isn't. Apologies to Bram Dorreman, I have no idea how to report that behavior in PPAS format. Didn't take positions, as it is well cataloged. A few more observations, and I'll try to figure out what phase angle it seems likely to flare at. Brad Young 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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