Observations May 01, 1999 IOD: 23908 96 029C 8935 G 19990501034036680 27 25 1505077+725827 98 S+059 10 23862 96 029D 8935 G 19990501034035720 27 25 1510456+722009 98 S+059 10 23936 96 029E 8935 G 19990501034041430 27 25 1510954+722188 98 S+051 10 21147 91 017A 8935 G 19990501014554150 27 25 1431329+382300 38 S+023 10 23233 94 057A 8935 G 19990501024200690 27 25 1007755+164490 38 S+050 10 23233 94 057A 8935 G 19990501024220190 27 25 0952420+251929 38 S+023 10 24680 96 072A 8935 G 19990501033432530 27 25 1024510+244076 38 S+045 10 Iridium: 97082B Iridium 24 t- (PPAS form below in BWGS section) somewhat regular then dimmed beyond my limiting mag, around 6.5 01:11:46.71 M 2.0 54.25 " 01:12:02.31 " 11.64 " 19.12 M 3.0 28.25 M 3.0 40.31 M 3.5 48.90 M 4.0 97082D Iridium 48 t some maxes at 5.0, irregular, one 1.5 Flare. 01:35:20.87 M 22.55 M 28.87 M 30.22 M 01:36:39.00 F 1.5 45.15 M 46.93 M 48.81 M 52.96 M 58.20 M 01:37:21.96 M BWGS: 97 -82 B 99-05-01 01:12:48.90 JN 62.19 .2 07 8.884 2.0->inv M latter dimmer 94 -24 B 99-05-01 03:24:17.31 JN 69.56 .2 10 6.956 5.5-> inv M 87 -18 A 99-05-01 02:13:00.00 JN 29.00 .9 2 14.5 5.9-> inv M NOTE: MOMO 14-15" period based on count against Radio Clock (a guesstimate as there was user error with stopwatch) with irregular mins from 1 to 3 secs apart. Others: Cosmos 808 r, observed, unable to "clock", possibly a few secs early based on: SL-3 R/B Cos 808 r DK 1 08755U 76024B 99120.13369010 .00731020 31506-3 58923-3 0 2431 2 08755 81.2111 143.0262 0007400 173.6169 186.5436 16.14322382276485 NOSS 2-2 C,D,E- Photographed a few degrees below B Auriga, on-time. USA 86- observed on-time, but I "botched" the timings. Tristan Cools has sent several interesting photos to Sat-Tracks from an extensive archive, They include Mir & Atlantis and a pair of excellent exposures of NOSS tracks and others. Many thanks! Clear & Dark skies------------------------------------------------------------------ | Jones Orchard Site-- Clear Jim Nix | North of Memphis, Tennessee USA | 35.3166N 89.8860W 94m #8935 ICQ 36907276 Satellite Tracks at: http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Galaxy/3070/Sat-Tracks.htm --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------