Succes !! Thanks to Bjorn's calculations I observed 89-41 A, Superbird A, this morning. A few minutes earlier than predicted. Saw one flash before the first timing. So it started perhaps already before 03:22:19 UT. Could just see it naked eye halfway, hence the 2 period timing. The URL explaning the numbers : http://www.satobs.org/tumble/flashpm.html#PPASformat 89- 41 A 05-11-10 03:28:34.38LB 343.7 0.2 31 11.09 Ff,3(4)->i, last 5(6)->i Timings: 22.07 11.18 10.93 11.09 11.07 22.21 11.12 11.11 22.10 11.10 11.12 11.04 11.04 11.14 33.25 11.14 11.14 10.98 11.14 11.10 11.06 11.15 11.05 11.05 22.28 sec. Its period has slightly decreased over the years. Aug 2000 11.47 Sep 2000 11.44 Feb/mar 2001 11.43 Sep 2001 11.40 Sep/oct 2002 11.31 Apr 2003 11.29 Tried to see 05-512A, but clouds came in. Was lucky to see 89-41 A. 2005: 829 obs PPAS: 14420 obs Greetings and clear, dark skies Leo Barhorst, Medemblik NL Cospar 4252 52.76350 N 5.09114 E 2 m ASL http://www.satlist.nl/index.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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