Re: Unknown Flare

From: Christian Ackermann (chracker@mail.uni-mainz.de)
Date: Fri May 19 2000 - 12:46:54 PDT

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    Mike Bevan wrote:
    
    > I wonder if anybody can help. ?
    > On the evening of the 18/05/00 at approx.. 22:36 (GMT +1) I observed a flare
    > (mag 0) which I cannot identify. It was about azim.. 40° Elev. 60°
    > travelling
    > in what appeared to be an orbit SE to NW across my FOV. From the TLE's
    > available to me it may be NOAA 9 (15427) or IRS-P2 (23323) both of which
    > were in approx. the right place at the right time.
    > Do either of these two satellites flare or can anybody suggest what else it
    > may have seen?
    
    How long did the flare last? - From my own observations I can tell 
    that NOAA 9 is a flasher and IRS-P2 is not. When I watched NOAA 
    9 however it never exceeded +2 or +3 mag.
    
    ciao, Christian
    Christian Ackermann
    50.0135N
    08.2413E
    185 m
    
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