Re: COBE Flashing?
Tristan Cools (tcools@nic.INbe.net)
Wed, 6 Jan 1999 20:44:20 +0100 (CET)
At 00:31 6-01-99 GMT, you wrote:
>Hello. I observed COBE for the first time this evening around 5:41 EST as
>it passed through Andromeda and Cassiopiea. It was brighter than I thought
>it would be and it seemed to be flashing. Does it flash or was it just me?
>
>John Kocijanski
>Monticello, NY
>41 35N
>74 30W
>
Hello,
Cobe is a flashing satellite. It was even flashing when it was still
operational. I have some photographs taken from Cobe with flashing trails
on it.
Greetings,
Tristan Cools
tcools@nic.INbe.net
BWGS Member - Belgian Working Group Satellites
Observing at: Damse Vaart: 3.2486E/51.2279N/Rijckevelde:
3.2867E/51.2054N/Brugge: 3.1611E/51.2108N