Obs 961220

Leo Barhorst (leobarhorst@pi.net)
Fri, 20 Dec 1996 20:44:12 +0100

These observation were processed using PPASINP V2.0; a PPAS and DRA input program
by Jim Varney.
The program lets you put in the normal PPAS observations and also the DRA obs which
you can add to the PPAS file.



Leo Barhorst, LB, Lat = 52.6333, Long = 4.7833, Alt = 3 m
92- 76 B 96-12-20 16:34      LB                       slowly var,4->4.5,orange
96- 51 C 96-12-20 17:31      LB                       almost S, mag 4
93- 55 C 96-12-20 17:34      LB                       S, mag 5
86-100 B 96-12-20 17:42:09   LB   98.4 1.0   2 49.2   MM, mag 5->inv
91- 59 B 96-12-20 17:58:38   LB   68.5 0.5   3 22.8   AA, mag 4->inv
91- 19 B 96-12-20 18:17:07   LB   79.9 0.5   2 40.0   AA, mag 5->7
92- 73 B 96-12-20 18:33:57   LB   39.1 0.5   2 19.6   AA, mag 5->inv
90- 23 B 96-12-20 18:46:50   LB  168.2 0.5   3 56.1   AA, mag 4->inv
84-109 B 96-12-20 18:49:21   LB   28.0 2.0   1 28     AA, mag 5->inv
92- 73 B 96-12-20 16:49:21.8 LB  162.8 0.5   8 20.4   AA, mag 5->7 
92- 12 B 96-12-20 17:19:55.0 LB   98.0 0.2  20  4.90  FF, mag 4->inv 
92- 30 J 96-12-20 18:23:48.7 LB  216.8 0.2  16 13.55  fF, mag 5(4)->7 

DRA obs
92- 73B  96-12-20 16:46:39.64 LB   52.6333   4.7833    3  8
       0      1      2      3      4      5      6      7      8      9
0   0.00  20.30  40.10  58.78  80.65 100.66 121.25 141.45 162.83

92- 12B  96-12-20 17:18:17.06 LB   52.6333   4.7833    3 20
       0      1      2      3      4      5      6      7      8      9
0   0.00   4.62   9.33  14.29  19.20  24.13  29.00  34.30  39.09  43.80
1  48.59  53.96  58.76  63.73  68.52  73.42  78.25  83.28  88.16  93.15
2  97.95

92- 30J  96-12-20 18:20:11.97 LB   52.6333   4.7833    3 16
       0      1      2      3      4      5      6      7      8      9
0   0.00  14.00  29.09  43.19  57.63  71.14  84.51  97.88 111.65 124.35
1 137.56 150.68 164.22 177.36 190.92 203.76 216.78


Some remarks:
92- 76 B had an orange appearance, I could compare it with an other sat
passing close.

92- 73 B did show some variation in period, see DRA-obs

92- 12 B also has some variation: the lowest period was 4.62 sec, the highest
5.37 sec. The high periods were single ones in between normal periods, see DRA-obs.

92- 30 J maxima's were at first dim; further to the north every second flash
became brighter to mag 4 and some to mag 3

Greetings and clear skies

Leo Barhorst		Alkmaar			The Netherlands
52.6333 North		4.7833 East		3 m ASL
Member of Seesat-L
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