Re: Bright glint/flash from NOAA-11

Bjoern Gimle (b_gimle@algonet.se)
Wed, 30 Oct 1996 07:35:44 +0100 (MET)

Ian Porter wrote:
>Observed 09:53:50 UT (+ - 5 sec) 28 Oct
>
>Just after looking up from my notes and glancing at the northern sky I saw
>what apeared to be a new bright star (mag 0-1 maybe more - much brighter
>than Enif) I then noticed slow S-N motion and the "star"faded out of view
>after 2-3 sec. Quickly wrote the time but didnt get the binos out....
>
>A check using Ted Molczans latest file and skymap turned up Norad 19531 as
>the only possible candidate for the dazzling show. Is this normal behaviour
>for this object ?
>
I know I've seen this at least twice from NOAA satellites, but I haven't
checked my notes for which numbers. Both where in the North, but then
that is a different sky direction than yours, and it was months ago.

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