After a rainy saturday, it cleared in the afternoon and became very clear in the evening; this lasted till dawn sunday. Also sunday evening it was clear. I have inclued the timings I made of the observations. This shows it is sometimes difficult to determe the true period. 00-999 A 00-01-08 18:08:30 LB 100.4 0.2 5 20.07 FF-FF, 3(3)->i UNID spotted while waiting for 92-12 B. It moved from RA=13:30 d=+65 to Auriga 00-999 B 00-01-09 17:01 LB S, 6, flared to 4, NOSS? UNID spotted while looking for 91- 50 F. This NOSS-trio (because of the triangelar shape moved from RA=20:30 d=+12 to the south. The sats were S most of the time; but the leader flared to mag 4 and shortly thereafter the follower and the sidecar 61- 28 A 00-01-09 03:51:24 LB 183.0 0.2 4 45.8 ff'F-ff'F, 6->8 Complex pattern: 24.36 11.33 11.24 21.70 13.30 9.12 24.66 11.21 7.86 23.50 11.62 13.10 sec 63- 14 A 00-01-08 18:42:12 LB 140.1 0.5 7 20.0 Irr, AA, 6->i Complex pattern: 19.08 17.91 23.87 33.26 45.93 sec; missed some flashes 65- 65 C 00-01-08 17:16:41 LB 105.3 0.5 30 3.51 Irr, FF, 4->i Complex pattern: 2.77 7.40 3.85 3.61 6.82 2.86 3.04 4.65 7.26 7.64 4.84 3.43 7.08 4.98 3.57 2.37 3.48 2.37 3.43 4.08 1.66 4.23 2.12 3.38 4.38 sec 65- 65 C 00-01-09 04:11:28 LB 73.7 0.2 24 3.07 Irr, FF, 5->i, sm Complex pattern: 5.51 10.22 2.86 2.15 6.03 2.44 2.29 2.99 1.99 2.96 2.65 2.03 3.07 2.78 1.99 3.63 7.28 4.80 3.21 2.81 sec 65- 98 C 00-01-09 18:30 LB almost S, 6 71-119 B 00-01-09 05:56 LB almost s, 5 72- 89 A 00-01-08 17:55:53 LB 110.8 0.2 3 36.9 FF, 3->i, ssm 76- 22 A 00-01-09 17:36:01 LB 112.7 0.2 19 5.93 Irr, FF, 5->i Timings: 18.02 10.70 9.37 5.89 14.34 5.62 9.85 27.37 sec; several flashes not timed 81- 84 B 00-01-09 18:13:58 LB 115.9 0.5 5 23.2 Irr, AA, 5->7 Complex pattern, some flashes not timed: 25.55 18.35 53.96 18.04 sec 83- 4 A 00-01-09 17:43 LB S, 5 83- 22 A 00-01-09 05:30:25 LB 129.4 0.5 6 21.6 AA, 4->6 Timings: 21.73 20.45 40.57 46.65 sec 86- 19 C 00-01-09 18:27:32 LB 58.2 0.2 40 1.45 FF, 5->i 86- 37 B 00-01-08 17:36 LB almost S, 6 86- 37 B 00-01-09 04:25 LB S, 5 86- 37 B 00-01-09 06:10 LB S, 6 86- 37 B 00-01-09 18:05:01 LB 63.7 1.0 1 64 MM, 5->6 87- 18 A 00-01-09 18:24:55 LB 62.6 0.5 4 15.7 AA, 4->i 87- 20 B 00-01-09 03:43:49 LB 87.9 0.5 4 22.0 AA, 6->8 Timings: 23.82 20.05 23.18 20.84 sec 87- 20 B 00-01-09 05:38:39 LB 82.9 0.5 4 20.7 AA, 5->7 Timings: 21.62 21.56 18.94 20.80 sec 87- 27 B 00-01-08 17:04 LB S, 4 87- 27 B 00-01-09 18:32 LB S, 4 87- 53 A 00-01-09 05:33 LB S, 6 87-106 B 00-01-09 05:05 LB S, 6 89- 17 B 00-01-08 17:30 LB almost S, 7 89- 89 A 00-01-08 17:12:00 LB 136.5 0.5 10 13.7 AA, 5->7 Timings:14.22 13.20 25.37 73.15 10.57 sec; not all flashes timed 89- 89 A 00-01-09 17:09:28 LB 99.0 0.5 11 9.00 Irr, AA, 5->6, N? Timings: 17.07 21.99 51.87 8.10 sec; not all flashes timed 90- 10 A 00-01-09 04:34 LB S, 4 90- 10 A 00-01-09 06:14 LB S, 4 90- 17 B 00-01-08 16:53:17 LB 75.2 0.5 2 37.6 AA, 4->i 90- 81 T 00-01-09 05:58 LB S, 6 92- 12 B 00-01-08 18:12:15 LB 62.8 0.5 4 15.7 AA, 4->i 92- 12 B 00-01-09 16:52 LB var, 4->7 92- 12 B 00-01-09 18:39:37 LB 125.8 0.5 8 15.7 AA, 4->i 92- 94 A 00-01-08 18:26:04 LB 11.0 0.2 1 11.0 Irr, FF, 1->6 92- 94 A 00-01-09 18:51:26 LB 75.2 0.5 1 75.2 'AF-F-'A, (4)3->i 93- 50 A 00-01-09 06:01:29 LB 93.8 0.5 2 46.9 'AA-'A, 4->6 Complex pattern: 12.78 33.75 13.07 34.22 sec 93- 59 B 00-01-08 18:35 LB S, 5 93- 70 B 00-01-08 18:32:10 LB 151.5 0.2 10 15.15 AA, 3->i Timings: 15.20 14.86 15.11 14.73 15.08 14.89 15.57 14.50 15.85 15.70 sec 93- 70 B 00-01-09 05:21:47 LB 153.1 0.5 10 15.3 AA, 4->6 93- 70 B 00-01-09 17:14 LB almost S, 4 93- 70 B 00-01-09 18:58:46 LB 154.9 0.5 10 15.5 AA, 4->i 94- 24 B 00-01-09 05:49:25 LB 54.5 0.5 4 13.6 AA, 5->7 94- 41 B 00-01-08 16:58 LB S, 5 94- 83 B 00-01-09 05:17:04 LB 145.5 0.5 2 72.8 AA, 4->i 95- 32 B 00-01-08 17:26:44 LB 91.3 0.5 6 15.2 AA, 4->i Timings: 14.86 15.54 30.52 14.69 15.67 sec 95- 32 B 00-01-09 18:00:23 LB 121.2 0.5 8 15.1 AA, 5->i Timings: 14.95 14.63 15.99 14.43 14.96 15.42 15.68 15.11 sec 96- 4 B 00-01-08 18:20:03 LB 109.9 0.5 15 7.33 AA, 4->i Timings: 7.56 6.88 6.59 8.35 50.98 15.63 13.90 sec; not all timed 96- 4 B 00-01-09 05:09:47 LB 150.9 0.5 10 15.1 AA, 4->8 Timings: 14.18 15.19 29.88 30.41 30.02 31.25 sec 96- 4 B 00-01-09 18:46:24 LB 178.1 0.5 24 7.42 AA, 4->i Timings: 6.80 7.01 13.86 16.30 28.41 14.39 16.69 60.21 14.40 sec 96- 52 A 00-01-08 17:32 LB S, 7 96- 52 A 00-01-09 04:22 LB S, 7 96- 52 C 00-01-09 17:47:17 LB 121.8 0.5 7 17.4 AA, 5->7 Timings: 33.28 19.72 68.84 sec; not all flashes timed 97- 28 C 00-01-09 05:43 LB almost S, 6 98- 7 D 00-01-09 04:55 LB S, 6 98- 72 C 00-01-08 17:38:34 LB 61.4 0.2 10 6.14 FF, 4->i 98- 72 C 00-01-09 18:08:29 LB 86.3 0.5 14 6.17 AA, 5->i Timings: 6.01 6.22 55.43 6.26 5.94 6.45 sec 99- 22 B 00-01-09 17:26:00 LB 45.1 0.2 4 11.3 FF, 4->i 4 flashes seen: 11.03 10.93 23.16 sec; 3th flash not timed 99- 22 C 00-01-08 18:15:31 LB 52.3 0.1 60 0.872 FF, 4->i Timings of 10 flashes: 8.82 8.69 8.67 8.59 8.63 8.91 sec 99- 22 C 00-01-09 18:18:37 LB 95.6 0.2 110 0.869 FF, 4->i Timings of 10 flashes: 8.35 8.66 8.85 8.68 8.85 8.64 8.76 8.60 8.79 8.72 8.73 followed by shadow entry. 99- 31 E 00-01-08 18:46 LB S, 6 99- 37 E 00-01-08 17:41 LB S, 5 99- 37 E 00-01-09 17:17 LB S, 3 99- 43 E 00-01-09 05:26 LB S, 5 The above three Delta-rockets launched Globalstar sats 99- 62 E 00-01-09 04:59 LB S, 4.5 This Globalstar Soyuz-Ikar-rocket doesn't flash as the other Soyuz-Ikar rockets Greetings and clear, dark skies Leo Barhorst 85 obs in 2000 52.767 N 5.09 E 2 m ASL ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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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