UNID A I've been watching an UNID geosynch with a flash period of about 24 seconds (brightest maxima about +4.5?) for a few nights but have not identified it yet because I find getting positions using my handheld 10x50 binoculars to be VERY DIFFICULT! And Mike McCants, who would have nailed it days ago, has had scheduling conflicts and hasn't had an opportunity to see it yet. So, many thanks to an observer in Colorado who also observed it last night and got this position measurement: ] position at 04:01:04 UT about RA 14:45.7 (H:M.m) and ] Dec -3:38 (D:M) (J2000) ] Date 7 Jun 2000. (or 10:01 PM MDT on 6 Jun) UNID D - TDF 2? Last night still in twilight I saw in my binocs another one flashing to about +4.0 or brighter with a period of 21+ seconds. I watched it for over 40 minutes. As best I have been able to determine so far, it may have been TDF 2 (20705, 90-063A). It was a very interesting flasher with slow double-flashes. More to follow, I hope! UNIDs B and C are so far "two that got away".... Observing location: 30.314N, 97.866W, 280m Ed Cannon - ecannon@mail.utexas.edu - Austin, Texas, USA ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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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