Jari <finn@main.jetnet.ab.ca> reported: ] at 03:56:18 27 Mar UTC +/- 10 sec i saw a large -2 flash approx ] 12-15 deg below and approx 10 deg West of Polaris. Az 350 deg ] El 40 deg (estimated). Then at 03:56:42 +/- 5 sec there was ] another large -2 flash in roughly the same area. No other flashes ] were seen. ... ] Jari ] 54.25N ] 110.11W ] 556m Below are Quicksat predictions (Hgt, Shd, and Rng in kilometers) and an elset for a possible candidate, 74-63A. In the PPAS data, some very bright flashes are reported, and I'm pretty sure that I've seen one or two myself. 54.250 110.110 1835. Jari, Canada 2000 9.5 10 F F T F T *** 2000 Mar 27 Mon morning *** Times are AM UTC *** 249 12 2 H M S Tim Al Azi C Dir Mag Dys F Hgt Shd Rng EW Phs R A Dec 7411 DMSP B5C-03 74 63A 1.6 1.2 2.1 t 5.0 3 55 53 .0 32 355 322 7.0 1 6 855 698 1409 .8 108 2137 68.2 3 56 22 .0 38 350 317 6.7 1 6 855 687 1275 .8 108 2247 72.4 3 56 51 .0 44 342 311 6.5 1 6 854 676 1161 .9 108 045 74.3 OPS 6983 (DMSP 6) 1 07411U 74063A 00086.64938121 .00000880 00000-0 39865-3 0 9115 2 07411 98.6665 293.7346 0043432 278.1649 81.4609 14.23971536328565 The common names on the element set are from OIG. A while ago (the sky having cleared) I managed to find COMETS (25175, 98-11A) a few minutes after it had culminated near the zenith on its way towards perigee. I didn't see anything spectacular, but it was varying slowly (one or two minutes?) between about +5 and +6. 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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