Observing Program of the BWGS

Bart De Pontieu (BDP@MPE.MPE-GARCHING.MPG.DE)
Tue, 31 Oct 1995 20:34:34 +0100 (CET)

Observing Program of the BWGS
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The Belgian Working Group Satellites has been active in collecting flash
period measurements since 1987. Our priority list contains over 200
satellites. 

New in the archive :

1. Overview of BWGS program (including recent observations)
 
Send a message with Subject: archive get program/program.*
to SeeSat-L-request@iris01.plasma.mpe-garching.mpg.de
Send a message with Subject: archive get program/satoct95.txt
to the same address, to get accompanying notes by Tristan Cools (Satorama).

2. PPAS-updates 8 and 9 

Send a message with Subject: archive get ppas/ppas5-09.obs
to SeeSat-L-request@iris01.plasma.mpe-garching.mpg.de
to get the most recent update to our database of Flash Period 
Observations (PPAS). 

Priority codes :

b       flashing object for beginners
d       difficult to measure
S       steady object, potentially flashing in the future
?       flash period is unknown or uncertain
-       long flash period (>40 s)
!       top-priority object
	regular object
x       additional code for DRA project 

Changes in this month's program :

69-103A: new, variations seen by MM
71-120B: new, A1 Vostok, discovered by Mike McCants
76-091A: flashes confirmed by Russell Eberst       
78-109J: seen S by Kurt Jonckheere; no acceleration
79-012A: new, flashing according to MM and RE      
81-033B: small amplitude                           
83-090A: new, Molniya 3-21 seen by Rainer Kracht   
84-065C: new, short period according to RE         
86-018A: new, long period acc to Walter Nissen     
86-030B: new, long period                          
87-052A: new, boosted RORSAT                       
87-074G: somtimes sa                               
87-106B: new, long period                          
91-009J: no accelerations confirmed, tm, dtm       
92-036B: deleted, S                                
93-026A: flashes to be confirmed !
94-066B: deleted, S
94-074B: had a small acceleration, first Zenit to do so !
95-008B: were are the observations ?
95-012B: same remark as 95-008B !
95-018B: deleted because re-entered
95-033D: no observations yet
95-046C: new, F2 Tsyklon Sich 1, probably steady
95-052B: new, C1 Kosmos 2321, probably fl in wrong orbit !

Observers of September-October 95 :

DB:     David M. Brierley, Colorado Springs, USA
DSB:    Douglas Biggerstaf, Toronto, Canada     
JEV:    Jim Varney, Sacramento, California, USA 
JVS:    Jan Van Steelandt, Gistel, Belgium      
KJ:     Kurt Jonckheere, Oostende, Belgium      
LS:     Lutz Schindler, Braunschweig, Germany   
MM:     Mike McCants, Austin, Texas, USA          
RE:     Russell Eberst, Edinburgh, Scotland
RK:     Rainer Kracht, Elmshorn, Germany
TC:     Tristan Cools, Brugge, Belgium
WN:     Walter Nissen, Ohio, USA

Total number of observations: 132
Next deadline for sending in observations: 12 November 1995

Send observations to (please note the changed address) :

	Tristan Cools
	Pater Damiaanstraat 11
	8000   Bruges, Belgium
        Phone: +32 50 331096 (includes answering machine)
        E-mail: tcools@nic.INbe.net
								
Cheers,
    Tristan Cools
  & Bart De Pontieu