In a message dated 5/31/2001 17:15:13, fenske@rgfpc.electro.swri.edu writes: > The past several nights, except for last night, I have been able to >observe Gorizont 16 (#19397). On each night it was already flashing when >I >first trained my binoculars onto its predicted location. Last night (30th - 31st May 2001, obs ending at 05:22UT, 31st May 2001) I was also able to observe Gorizont 16 (19397/88-071A) flashing using my 80mm refractor, observing from San Francisco, CA. The flashes were mag +7 or +8, with the flashes appearing to brighten during the approximately. Unfortunately, I just discovered that my stop watch appears to be malfunctioning (running slow), so my flash timing data is useless :-( I did also look for Gorizont 23, which lay within a few degrees of Gorizont 16 , but this was totally invisible with my instrument (limiting magnitude under the conditions of perhaps mag+10). Does anyone have any observations of this geoflasher during the summertime - I have the impression that it is generally brightest during the winter / spring? Best wishes & clear skies, Jason Jason P Hatton San Francisco, CA N37.80deg, W122.40deg ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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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