PPAS reports

From: Ed Cannon (edcannonsat@yahoo.com)
Date: Mon Feb 27 2006 - 05:40:52 EST

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    12445, Intelsat 502 Rk -- not asymmetrical this time --
    80- 98 B 05-02-06 01:07:49   EC  142.3 0.5   8 17.8   
    timings: 17.70, 17.65, 17.46, 17.96, 17.85, 17.90, 17.51, 18.23
    
    28243, MDS 1 Fairing 2 -- only saw a couple of secondary maxima --
    02- 03 E 05-02-06 02:27:08   EC  404.1 0.2  26 15.54  +4.0->i
    
    28237, MDS 1 Fairing 1 -- saw it again 15 minutes later; slower
    flash period than its twin --
    02- 03 D 05-02-13 03:16:08   EC  115.3 0.2  14  8.23  
    
    21426, Molniya 1-81 -- five different nights; very interesting; 
    flashing in SSW, south of Orion, southwest of Rigel, in Eridanus --
    91- 43 A 05-02-06 03:25:18   EC  243.1 0.3   6 40.5   +4.5->i asymm
    timings: 20.49, 19.78, 20.74, 19.83, 20.63, 60.50, 20.69, 19.81, 40.59
    
    91- 43 A 05-02-09 03:11:01   EC  242.7 0.5   6 40.4   +4.5->i
    timings: 80.40, 19.82, 40.53, 20.65, 40.55, 40.70
    
    91- 43 A 05-02-12 02:57:37   EC  485.5 0.2  12 40.46  +4.5->i asymm
    timings: 19.76, 20.64, 19.78, 20.72, 19.62, 20.86, 19.54, 
    182.51, 20.49, 19.93, 40.64, 80.99
    
    several double flashes --
    91- 43 A 05-02-13 02:52:48   EC  444.6 0.5  11 40.42  +4.5->i
    timings: 19.50, 20.63, 19.78, 20.66, 19.60, .97, 19.89, 
    19.58, .68, 19.69, .47, 19.79, .36, 19.83, .41, 20.26,
    19.81, .39, 20.38, 20.12, 20.43, 40.49, 19.74, 20.79,
    19.80, 40.52
    
    several double flashes; may be doing phase shift -- 
    91- 43 A 05-02-27 01:49:21   EC  444.3 0.5  11 40.39  +4.5->i doubles asymm 
    timings: [40.40, 20.76], 19.73, 20.53, 19.64, 20.81, 
    19.58, 2.84 (late click to mark double flash), 18.04, 
    19.53, .31, 19.98, .39, 19.86, .35, 19.81, .38, 20.27, 
    19.79, .40, 20.26, 20.05, 20.45, 19.91, 20.64, 19.74, 
    20.88, 19.57, 40.56
    
    20040, Superbird A -- back in about 5 months --
    89- 41 A 05-02-06 03:50:48   EC  453.7 0.2  41 11.065 +3.5->i
    89- 41 A 05-02-09 03:52:27   EC  409.3 0.2  37 11.06  +3.5->i
    89- 41 A 05-02-12 03:54:27   EC  409.4 0.2  37 11.07  +3.5->i
    89- 41 A 05-02-13 03:54:44   EC  453.7 0.2  41 11.066 +3.5->i
    
    13172, KH 9-17 Capsule -- 5 sets of 10 (half) cycles each --
    82- 41 C 05-02-09 02:03:04   EC   49.1 0.2  50  0.982 +4.0->i
    timings: 9.81, 9.82, 9.75, 9.90, 9.84
    Flash period was probably actually 1.964, with secondary flashes.
    
    13172, KH 9-17 Capsule -- 3 sets of 20 half cycles (later in
    pass could only see primary maxima) --
    82- 41 C 05-02-13 01:39:17   EC   59.0 0.3  30  1.97  +3.0->i
    timings: 19.59, 19.56, 19.81
    
    09415, AMS 1 -- somewhat irregular --
    76- 91 A 05-02-13 02:18:15   EC  128.6 1.0   4 32.2   asymm
    [12.21], 19.16, 14.43, 17.24, 15.06, 17.11, 14.33, 
    17.79, 13.50, [.59 -- double flash] 
    
    03669, ISIS 1 -- seen as bright unid, going SE in the SW --
    69- 09 A 05-02-09 02:22:59   EC  109.3 5.0   8 14     +4.0->i irreg
    timings: 12.98, 11.99, 14.88, 16.80, 11.66, 30.37, 10.60
    
    13777, IRAS -- different results than last obs --
    83- 04 A 05-02-12 01:16:13   EC  179.4 1.0   9 19.9   complex
    timings: 10.31, 9.92, 10.79, 4.97, 4.27, 16.75, 3.75, 10.08, 
    6.22, 3.77, 9.67, 6.78, 2.91, 10.26, 6.37, 3.85, 5.56, 4.34, 
    9.83, 19.93, 19.06
    
    12363, Comstar 1D Centaur Rk
    81- 18 B 05-02-12 01:37:41   EC   69.9 0.3  22  3.18  
    
    25727, Orion 3 -- long time no see --
    99- 24 A 05-02-12 02:14:56   EC  218.7 0.3  13 16.82  
    
    23420, Molniya 1-88 -- flashes very low in SSW; tonight in 
    Eridanus at declination about -39, -40 --
    94- 81 A 05-02-12 02:46:09   EC  106.9 0.2   7 15.27  +5.0->i
    94- 81 A 05-02-13 02:41:12   EC  152.6 0.2  10 15.26  +5.0->i
    94- 81 A 05-02-27 01:36:17   EC   76.0 0.2   5 15.19  +5.0->i
    timings: 7.62, 7.34, 15.31, 7.92, 7.42, 15.08, 15.28
    
    24640, Molniya 3-48 -- flash period over 80 seconds! in Eridanus
    not too far to SW of Rigel --
    96- 60 A 05-02-27 03:07:17   EC  963.8 0.3  12 80.32  +4.5->i
    
    I forgot to go look for the XM pair at the proper time.  Earlier
    in the night I tried to see flaring geosats but didn't see any.  I
    think it's still a few days early in the season for here; better 
    farther north right now.
    
    OT: I'm hoping to see Comet C/2006 A1 (Pojmanski) in a few minutes
    if the sky is clear.
    
    Ed Cannon - Austin, Texas, USA
    
    
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