Re: One Flash

From: Ed Cannon (edcannonsat@yahoo.com)
Date: Thu Aug 24 2006 - 11:13:02 EDT

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    Here are my Orion 3 stopwatch clicks from last night (Wednesday evening
    local time).  It was observed from the BCRC site: 30.315N, 97.866W, 280
    meters.  The second flash, for which I managed a significantly late 
    click, was at least zero magnitude.  But that's the only magnitude that 
    I have (sorry!).
    
    99-024A, 25727, Orion 3
    04  10:43.84  3:48:06.15 2006-08-24 UTC 
    05  14.24     3:48:20.39 (delayed click)
    06  13.34     3:48:33.73
    07  13.75     3:48:47.48
    08   2.54     3:48:50.02
    09  11.48     3:49:01.50
    10   2.34     3:49:03.84
    11  13.81     3:49:17.65
    12  13.85     3:49:31.50
    13  13.77     3:49:45.27
    14  13.79     3:49:59.06
    15   4.64     3:50:03.70
    16   9.22     3:50:12.92
    17   4.54     3:50:17.46
    18  13.86     3:50:31.32
    19  13.83     3:50:45.15
    20 259.66     3:55:04.81
    21  13.50     3:55:18.31
    22  13.93     3:55:32.24
    23  13.56     3:55:45.80
    24  13.84     3:55:59.64
    25  13.79     3:56:13.43
    26  13.74     3:56:27.17
    27  13.90     3:56:41.07
    28  13.84     3:56:54.91
    29  14.21     3:57:09.12
    30  27.78     3:57:36.90
    
    The last series, beginning at about 3:55:05, were very easy to see with
    my 8x42 binoculars and also were tricky due to actually being a very 
    close double flash, with the two maxima so close that at first they 
    were smeared together.  As they slowly grew fainter, they became a bit
    more distinct.
    
    Orion 3 is easily capable of negative magnitude flashes, as have been
    reported in the past.  I've seen at least a couple of them in the last 
    week or so.  I think that one of them was last night.
    
    Ed Cannon - Austin, Texas, USA
    
    
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