Answers are inline.... Bram Dorreman wrote: > Hello Brian, > > You reported a flash observation: > > >>Through some private email it was suggested that my unid was >>fltsatcom 3 (norad 11669). Checking with HA and their TLE's >>I've confirmed that's what I saw. >>Here's my raw timings and time of first flash (within 1 sec). >> >>52.891 - 21:21:49 PDT July 5, 2005 >>10.628 > > > etc. > > As PPAS collector I like to add your observation to our PPAS database. > I have some questions about it. > > 1) Can you tell me (or any other interested person) the difference (in hours > I suppose) between PDT and UTC. PDT (Pacific Daylight Savings) is -7 hours. > 2) It has once been agreed to use the observer's initials (2 or 3 > characters) in the observation record, like my initials are BD (Bram > Dorreman). What initials can I apply for your record? BCV are my full initials. > 3) What are the geographical coordinates of the location from which you > observe? I usually just use 118.0 west, 33.8 north, since I'm so close. To be more precise, 118.0011 west, 37.7999 north. > A description of how to report PPAS observations can be found at > The URL explaning the format of PPAS observations : > http://www.satobs.org/tumble/flashpm.html#PPASformat > > I shall complete your observation in PPA format as soon I have the answers > on my questions above. Thank you. This would be my first entry. I'm just a casual observer so it may be a long time before I ever have flash timings again. BTW, my first posted timings had an error in two entries. Did you see my post showing the corrections? > > Best regards > > Bram Dorreman > Collector PPAS observations Brian -- http://www.skywise711.com - Lasers, Seismology, Astronomy, Skepticism Seismic FAQ: http://www.skywise711.com/SeismicFAQ/SeismicFAQ.html Blog: http://www.skywise711.com/Blog Sed quis custodiet ipsos Custodes? ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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