Obs Jan 8 + 9

From: Leo Barhorst (leobarhorst@zonnet.nl)
Date: Sun Jan 09 2000 - 12:53:44 PST

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    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
    
    
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