Re: very bright flashing geosynch

From: Mike McCants (mmccants@io.com)
Date: Mon Jun 19 2006 - 09:31:25 EDT

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    Ed Cannon posted:
    
    >Last night I saw one flashing brighter than Spica at about 3:27-37
    
    I observed Telstar 401 (22927, 93 77A) last night and it matched
    Ed's description.  I measured a flash period of 83.53 seconds.
    This is 10 seconds smaller than what I measured last year.
    
    I observed Telstar 401 from 03:26 until 03:54.  It was not as
    bright as Ed reported at 03:26 and it gradually faded, so I assume
    that it was brighter before 03:26.
    
    At 03:26, the bright flashes were about magnitude 4.  Alternate
    bright flashes had a magnitude 7 flash about 3 seconds before them.
    
    Mike McCants
    Austin, TX
    
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