On 8/25/2013 9:51 PM, Kevin Fetter wrote: > Nice flash you observed from it. I call it a flash, because the sat > is no operational and so it's attitude is not under control. A flare > would be from a operational sat. > > That's my take. This was hashed out over a dozen years ago. The event has nothing to do with the type of sat. The words have very distinct definitions. Flash: Quick sharp rise and fall of brightness. (Camera flash). Flare: Slow gradual rise and fall of brightness. (Distress flare at sea). The words are NOT interchangeable. Best wishes, -- Jay Respler -- JRespler@superlink.net SKY VIEWS & TYPEWRITERS ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA http://uweb.superlink.net/jrespler Freehold, New Jersey _______________________________________________ Seesat-l mailing list http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l
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