>I observed this object flashing to magnitude +1 with a period of 15 seconds >in late December 1999. I have a notation for it in my QuickSat magnitudes >file, "can tumble to 0?", which generally means that someone on this list >had earlier reported a bright flash from the object. Many of the DMSPs >flash like this. I have seen a few spectacular glints from some of them. > I (think I) reported a beautiful flash from #10820, mag -4? at 76 deg.el. on Jan.31. I have seen good flashes from several DMSPs. -- bjorn.gimle@tietotech.se (office) -- -- b_gimle@algonet.se (home) http://www.algonet.se/~b_gimle -- -- COSPAR 5919, MALMA, 59.2615 N, 18.6206 E, 33 m -- -- COSPAR 5918, HAMMARBY, 59.2985 N, 18.1045 E, 44 m -- -- SeeSat-L / Visual Satellite Observer Home Page found at -- -- http://www2.satellite.eu.org/satintro.html -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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