RE: Flare Visibility From Torquay

From: Marcus Clark (marcus_j_clark@hotmail.com)
Date: Fri Mar 20 2009 - 10:29:00 UTC

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    Thanks!That's very helpful.
    Maybe it would be useful to check past data of confirmed flares to ascertain their distance from the observer.
    Also, once a range over which flare observation is likely has been determined maybe this could somehow be incorporated into subsequent versions of SkyMed.
    All best wishes,
                  Marcus Clark
    
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    > Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 11:13:26 +0100
    > Subject: Re:Flare Visibility From Torquay
    > From: satrack@libero.it
    > To: seesat-l@satobs.org
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    > Hi Marcus,
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    > it is not yet clear to me what the maximum distance for NOSS flares can be, but 500 km is absolutely too far.
    > I think it is reasonable to expect a brightness increase of a few magnitudes up to 100 km from the flare track.
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    > Best Regards,
    > Simone
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    > From : "Marcus Clark" marcus_j_clark@hotmail.com
    > To : "Satrack" satrack@libero.it,"Bjoern Gimle" bg_26934@glocalnet.net,"SeeSat Posts" seesat-l@satobs.org
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    > Date : Fri, 20 Mar 2009 09:43:25 +0000
    > Subject : Flare Visibility From Torquay
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    >> Hi!As Bjoern has pointed out, SkyMed gives visible NOSS flare prediction from Torquay UK (50.5 N, 3.5 W) today about 19:28 UTC if I input the txt file from the flare tracker website and set Maximum Distance to 525km.
    >> Is 525km an appropriate value and could you explain how the Max Distance value should be determined? Is it simply related to the height of the objects orbit or is it more to do with the horizon, or both?
    >> I am ignorant of orbital elements but willing to learn!!
    >> Best regards,
    >> Marcus Clark
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