I can't help with identification but I saw a single flash in this region at approximately 2200 MDT while watching Iridium 72 flare. I'm in NE Albuquerque. Brent Albuquerque, NM 35:7:32N, 106:31:17W, 1721 meters On 6/26/2011 12:02 PM, Becky Ramotowski wrote: > Hi! > I have lurked here for years and perhaps only posted two or three times > and you all have been very generous with your time and answers. > > I need help figuring out what I saw last night > (June 25, 2011 11:10 - 11:25 PM local Mountain Daylight Time/ UTC-6:00) > while out star hopping between globular clusters in Ophiuchus. > > I live at 7205' elevation and in the Mountains just east of Albuquerque, > New Mexico (Tijeras, NM) so I'm in the Mountain Daylight Time Zone. > > While looking with the naked eye for some field stars to use as a way to > star hop to Messier 12 in Ophiuchus I observed a bright flash, not sure > of magnitude but I'd guess somewhere around -2. About 9 seconds later > it flashed again. > > Since I already had my 6" reflector pointed at that area of the sky I > aimed it at the flash and then watched it flash for about 15 minutes. > > The flash period was roughly 9 seconds as I was counting myself and not > using a watch or clock. > > It seemed the satellite was drifting, but I'm not sure if it was > actually moving or it was just the effect of stars moving in the > background. I did not "chase" it with the scope much, just a few > adjustments to keep it centered. > > After about five minutes of watching it faded and I could no longer see > it naked eye, but could still catch it blinking in the scope. > > As an estimate I'd say the flasher was somewhere near > RA 17h 20m and +1 degree in Dec. > > I've stumbled upon Geo sync sats before but none of them ever blinked so > this one was quite a treat to watch-- I just don't know who the heck it > was!!! > > Can any one help me identify this mystery flasher? > > Thanks so much! > > > Becky Ramotowski > http://astrobeck.com/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Seesat-l mailing list > http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l > _______________________________________________ Seesat-l mailing list http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l
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