Specifically re Ed Cannon's UNID flasher. In 1975 I saw #07032=73086Y max mag about 6, irregular, at 1600km. In 1974 I saw #07138=73086DC mag 5 to 8 period 0.7s, at 1600km. So both are quite bright, but the flash period would be longer after 26 years. When I try to identify an unexpected satellite, I often find there are two or more satellites predicted at the right time. What I do is to look for them all on the next clear night, usually only one has the correct magnitude & variation. Mike Waterman mike.waterman@marconi.com Site Yateley = COSPAR 2115 = 51.3286N 0.7950W 75m. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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