Obs 980201

Leo Barhorst (leobarha@wxs.nl)
Sun, 01 Feb 1998 12:23:30 +0100

A clear but cold wintermorning. Later some high Cirrusclouds.

61- 28 A 98-02-01 03:19:21   LB   89.4 0.2   2 44.7   FF, mag 5->inv
62- 10 A 98-02-01 03:57      LB                       almost S, mag 6
76- 22 A 98-02-01 03:12:37   LB  113.1 0.5   5 22.6   AA, mag 6->inv, N?
80- 98 B 98-02-01 05:13:47   LB   83.8 0.2   6 13.96  FF, mag 5->inv
81- 33 B 98-02-01 05:49:03   LB   46.2 0.5   4 11.6   AA, mag 3->7
83-  1 B 98-02-01 05:21:05   LB   97.2 0.5   2 48.6   AA, mag 4->6
86- 19BB 98-02-01 03:27:54   LB   66.6 0.2  20  3.33  FF, mag 5->inv
86- 19BJ 98-02-01 05:29:51   LB  104.0 0.2  40  2.60  FF, mag 3->7
87- 11 A 98-02-01 06:03:44   LB   73.3 0.5  14  5.24  AA, mag 4->7
92- 30 J 98-02-01 03:35:48   LB  183.1 0.5  11 16.64  AA, mag 4->inv,
ssm
92- 76 B 98-02-01 04:29:58   LB  140.5 0.5   4 35.1   AA, mag 3->7
92- 76 B 98-02-01 06:16:07   LB  136.1 0.5   4 34.0   AA, mag 3->inv
93- 14 B 98-02-01 04:53:02   LB   38.9 0.5   2 19.5   FF, mag 4->inv, sm
94- 85 B 98-02-01 05:54:54   LB   60.3 0.2  10  6.03  AA, mag 6->inv
95- 12 B 98-02-01 04:48:11   LB  111.1 0.5   4 27.8   AA, mag 5->inv
97- 17 B 98-02-01 06:24:27   LB  165.1 0.2  30  5.50  FF, mag 4->inv,
ssm
97- 48 A 98-02-01 06:10:10.4 LB                       1 flash 3, rest 6
97- 64 A 98-02-01 04:58      LB                       S, mag 4, orange
97- 64 B 98-02-01 05:59:20   LB  113.2 0.2  10 11.32  FF, mag 3->7

Lacrosse 3, 97- 64 A was bright orange.
Its rocket was nicely flashing.

The two Ariane-4 3th stage rocket debris, 86- 19 BB and BJ, are nice
flashers.

Also saw 3 Iridiums:
97- 56 D at 05:07:01,4 produced a mag -6 flare for about 5 sec low in
the south
97- 56 A at 05:26 and 97- 56 E at 05:34 were both S, mag 6.

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Greetings and clear skies
Leo Barhorst      Alkmaar    The Netherlands
52.65 N   4.767 E     3 m a.s.l.