About a week ago, Ed Cannon spotted some bright flashes from Cosmos 2342 (#24800, 97-22A). I was able to confirm this last night. The flash period was 1.586 seconds. Designtn Date Time Obsr Durtn Acc Num Per Remarks 97- 22 A 07-11-09 02:40 MM 142.7 0.1 90 1.586 4.0->inv Prediction for 2007 Nov 9 - Times are UT - Range in miles Hrs Min Alt Azi Range notes 2 35 64 124 7388 tumbling to mag 8 2 38 60 129 7138 sharp flashes to mag 6 2 40 58 132 6982 to mag 5 2 42 55 134 6837 to mag 4 2 44 52 137 6702 to mag 3.5 2 46 49 139 6579 to mag 3.5 2 48 45 141 6470 to mag 4 2 50 42 142 6376 to mag 4.5 Of course bright flashes should only be seen under certain sun-satellite-observer angles. Observed from BCRC - Lat 30.3 N, Long 97.8 W This object was noted by Kevin Fetter last May: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/May-2007/0010.html And by Mike Earl in July: http://www.castor2.ca/12_Data/Tumbling/index.html Mike McCants - Austin, TX ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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