Ed Cannon wrote: >> Superbird A (89-041A, 20040) on December 15, 2005 UTC. I'm not sure which of these two PPAS reports is technically correct. (I think that since it begins with three 22+ second cycles, probably 22+ seconds is the actual flash period. The PPAS data-entry software decided on two versus three decimal places in the flash period.) 89- 41 A 05-12-15 03:05:15.7 EC 243.3 0.1 11 22.12 +3.5->i 89- 41 A 05-12-15 03:05:15.7 EC 243.3 0.1 22 11.058 +3.5->i >> Both entries are correct. The number of decimal places is determennd by the software by using accurancy and the number of flashes; mostly the last. I agree with Bjorn that the period is 22+ sec. On all but one of my obs I had 1 or more 22+ sec cycles at the end; even 2 with a 44 sec cycle. Still clouded here, but the weekend is probably a little bit better. Greetings and clear, dark skies Leo Barhorst, Medemblik NL Cospar 4252 52.76350 N 5.09114 E 2 m ASL http://www.satlist.nl/index.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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