This evening we finally saw Starhine II (26996=01-054B) flash once. At (2002 Feb 16) 23:44:23 (+/1 1 sec) UTC, at alt 64deg, azim 083deg, it flashed to approximate magnitude -1.4 (i.e. like Sirius). We also saw a nice, slowly-moving flashing object: Intelsat 4-3 Atlas Centaur R/B (06779=71-116B). We didn't attempt careful timings, but at (2002 Feb 17) 00:07.9 UTC, near Aldebaran, it was flashing to +5 mag with a period of approximately 8 seconds. Almost 11 minutes later, at 00:18.7 UTC, it was near beta CMi and was still flashing to magnitude 5 with an approximately 8 second period. (At both locations, the period may have been about 16 seconds, with alternate maxima differing slightly.) We may try to time the maxima some other day. Clear and dark skies! Ed and Darlene Light Lakewood, NJ, USA N 40.1075, W 074.2312, Hgt +24 m ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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