Obs 971225 morning
Leo Barhorst (leobarhorst@wxs.nl)
Thu, 25 Dec 1997 11:06:33 +0100
After a stormy and rainy Christmas eve the sky cleared and X-mas morning
was almost clear. Just a few patches of cloud and later on some haze.
72- 89 A 97-12-25 06:13 LB var, mag 5->7
78- 42 A 97-12-25 04:53:22 LB 171.8 0.5 7 24.5 AA, 3->inv,
P=complex
The period is complex; I timed: (9.22 14.43) (8.76 15.48) (7.08 15.82)
(25.05) (12.55 12.83) (6.71 4.39 14.00) (12.32 13.20)
At first it started with a short and long flashtime, then the second
flash
misses, and the flash times become more equal. In the last but one
'period'
the first flash was double. Actually I measured another flash at 13.14
sec
as part of the next 'period', but this one is not inclueded
86- 19BJ 97-12-25 05:37:17 LB 129.6 0.2 50 2.592 FF, mag 3->inv
Bright flashing piece of an exploded Ariane third stage
86- 61 A 97-12-25 04:47:46 LB 32.7 0.2 20 1.64 'FFF-'F, mag
4->inv
87- 53 A 97-12-25 04:53:22 LB 37.9 0.2 20 1.89 FF, mag 5->7
87- 74 G 97-12-25 05:41:37 LB 43.2 0.5 10 4.32 AA, mag 4->5
88- 20 A 97-12-25 06:40:49 LB 74.0 0.2 3 24.7 FF, mag 3->inv
Almost missed it in the bright dawnlight
89- 17 B 97-12-25 05:47:36 LB 152.2 0.5 2 76.1 AA, mag 5->inv
90- 50 B 97-12-25 05:54 LB S, 4, with 90- 50
C+D
As I watched for another sat near Capella, this trio just passed by.
They
were quite bright and formed a nice triangle.
92- 8 B 97-12-25 05:33 LB almost S, mag 5
Low pass in the west
94- 24 B 97-12-25 05:17 LB lp>200, mag 4->inv
After one flash it slowly faded and became inv after about 3 minutes
94- 45 B 97-12-25 04:39:25 LB 167.2 1.0 2 83.6 MM, mag 4->7
94- 61 B 97-12-25 04:27 LB almost S, mag 6
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Greetings and clear skies
Leo Barhorst Alkmaar The Netherlands
52.65 North 4.47 East 3 m ASL
Every day I wonder about what I see in the sky