New obs
Jay Respler (jrespler@injersey.com)
Tue, 4 Jun 1996 02:00:39 -0400 (EDT)
Observed US 116 on 6/3/96 at 4:24:23 UT. Mag 5
RA 21h 33.6m, DEC 31.42 deg, Epoch 1950.
Long 74d 14m W. Lat 40d 17m N. Alt 129 ft.
Observed NOSS 2-3 on 6/3/96 at 4:40:25 UT. mag 5 1/2
RA 13h 49.6m, DEC 54.14 deg, Epoch 1950.
Observed ? on 6/3/96 at 4:41:13 UT. mag 6
RA 13h 47.9m, DEC 54.33 deg, Epoch 1950.
Using these predictions:
*** 1996 June 3 Mon morning *** Times are AM EDT *** 2119 430
H M S Tim Azi ElC Dir Mag Dys F Hgt Shd Rng R A Dec RCS Name
0 24 19 .1 70 27C 273 22.0 12 3 492 101 923 2133 31.3 USA 116
0 40 12 .0 311 60C 92 21.3 7 6 717 345 808 1350 54.2 NOSS 2-3
and these elements:
USA 116
1 23728U 95066 A 96142.99939185 0.00000210 00000-0 13976-4 0 09
2 23728 97.7611 253.4578 0427330 335.4015 24.5984 14.54455486 07
NOSS 2-3
1 23862U 96029 A 96148.07100000 .00000020 00000-0 35983-4 0 00
2 23862 63.4200 232.6585 0068787 187.2591 50.3842 13.40340049 08
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also;
*** 1996 June 2 Sun evening *** Times are PM EDT *** 2119 430
H M S Tim Azi ElC Dir Mag Dys F Hgt Shd Rng R A Dec RCS Name
1040 6 .0 118 90C 278 1.7 533 1430 40.2 C2278 R
slowly varied from 2.7 to > 4
11 0 35 .0 260 75C 93 20.2 4 0 505 207 521 1335 36.3 Skipper
mag >7 flashed once in 30 sec to mag 5
11 4 37 .1 55 64 204 19.4 6 7 333 16 366 17 9 50.4 96029B r
varied 5sec mag 2.7 - >7
1128 31 .1 14 36 190 20.7 4 3 298 40 478 2224 78.0 9552 B
varied several seconds mag 5-6
(then today, we had the most rain ever recorded for this date)
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