Superbird A; Colorado, 2 Mar 97

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This was my third attempt with 7x50 binoculars and my first quality
obs.  Times/dates are UT unless otherwise stated.  The satellite 
first became visible at about 02:44:52 UT on 2 Mar 97.  I observed
three 23.4 second flashes before the fainter flash was detected.

Below are the stopwatch lap number (flash number), lap time from 
previous flash and UT of Flash along with comments recorded on a
tape.  Only enough flashes are included to show justification for
later analysis of mid point.

Flash    Lap time       UT          Comment
10        11.72     02:47:24.6      Faint
11        11.67     02:47:36.3      Bright; Brightest yet
12        11.75     02:47:48.0      Faint
13        11.66     02:47:59.7      Bright; less than #11
14        11.70     02:48:11.4      Faint (See #15)
15        11.69     02:48:23.1      Bright, almost like #14
16        11.70     02:48:34.8      Bright, same as #16
17        11.68     02:    

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