Obs. 14 October
Mir16609@aol.com
Fri, 15 Oct 1999 00:13:21 EDT
So many flashers. So little time.
99- 24 A 99-10-14 23:28:46.3 JDG 78.3 0.5 4 19.6 -2.5->inv
87- 18 A 99-10-15 01:02:20.9 JDG 109.9 0.3 7 15.70 4.5->inv
99- 45 B 99-10-15 01:06:54.7 JDG 115.7 0.3 25 4.63 5.5->inv
94- 56 A 99-10-15 03:08:08.9 JDG 160.9 0.3 14 11.49 -1.0->inv
89- 41 A 99-10-15 03:53:38.9 JDG 241.9 0.3 21 11.52 +1.0->inv
Orion 3 did not flash until nearly the end of a 20 deg pass in the southren
sky. When it did it was worth the wait. The flashes were as bright as
flashes from the tumbling Iridiums.
In the cases of both Orion 3 and ETS-6 it appears that the best way to locate
them during a pass is to set aside any optical aid and wait to get blasted by
the light from the flashes.
The apparent phase shift time for Superbird A was 03:51:38.2 UTC 15 October.
Cheers
Don Gardner 39.1796 N, 76.8419 W, 34m ASL
Homepage: http://hometown.aol.com/mir16609/
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