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 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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