I must have seen the same flare Derek captured on the 0226Z Rosat pass over Northern California. Rosat was 3.2 seconds early re: the 11292.83406727 elset. Magnitude around 0 with a short-duration flare to perhaps -6 to -8, comparable to brightest Iridiums. Flare peak was very short duration -- under a second -- more of a flash. Faedout into shadow seemed to encompass a longer distance of the arc that is typical. Perhaps being closer to the atmosphere, the twilight effect is more pronounced. Nice show -- Rosat's last best pass here. Kent Yeglin Site 8737: 37.83000 N, 122.26194 W, 40 m _______________________________________________ Seesat-l mailing list http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l
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