MIR, COSMOS 2053 RK
JAY RESPLER (jrespler@superlink.net)
Mon, 04 Oct 1999 00:59:44 -0400
Mir still fairly steady, though on Saturday it got brighter than I ever
recall seeing it. Looked like an Iridium flare.
Cosmos 2053 Rk is rapidly tumbling after the explosion.
QUICKSAT output B
40.281 74.235 129. JAY RESPLER 1950 4.9 15 F F F T T
*** 1999 Sept 29 Wed evening *** Times are PM EDT *** 1931 6 3
H M S Tim Azi ElC Dir Mag Dys F Hgt Shd Rng R A Dec RCS Name
7 45 40 .1 294 59C 92 3.7 7 3 302 235 348 1633 45.5 Cosmos 2053 Rk
mag 4½, flashing ~1sec to 3½
7 59 45 .4 29 32C 89 .0 7 2 220 43 387 2 9 65.4 .Mir
remained steady throughout pass
39.761 74.455 50. 1950 2.0 20 F F F T F
*** 1999 Oct 2 Sat evening *** Times are PM EDT *** 1927 6 7
H M S Tim Azi ElC Dir Mag Dys F Hgt Shd Rng R A Dec RCS Name
7 39 11 .0 217 82C 268 -1.3 2 2 220 130 222 19 1 32.9 Mir
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South of my normal location. Before reaching Culmination, Mir brightened
to mag -4 or -5. Stayed there for few seconds, slowly faded to predicted
magnitude.
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Jay Respler
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