Observations of satellites with (more or less) periodic brightness variations. The reported times are those of the last timed maximum. 7 x 50 binoculars used. Sky was moderate: moonlight in the evening, haze in the morning. inv: invisible in my 7 x 50 binoculars (mag +8.5?) yy-nnncc yy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss.s ooo sss.s s.s nnn ff.fff comments 78- 96 A 07-09-23 02:48:35.2 BD 77.9 0.2 24 3.24 F'f; +2.0->inv; 1) 93- 61 A 07-09-23 04:05:30.6 BD 65.0 0.5 2 32.5 A; +4.5->inv 97- 52 C 07-09-23 03:40:14 BD 91 0.5 2 45.5 A; +5.5->inv; 2) 99- 22 C 07-09-23 03:49:25.5 BD 122.6 0.2 21 5.84 A; +2.5->inv 02- 54 C 07-09-22 20:35:49.0 BD 105.6 0.2 18 5.87 A; +4.5->inv; 3) 03- 37 C 07-09-22 19:55:10.6 BD 168.4 0.2 10 16.8 A; +5.4->inv 05- 4 B 07-09-22 19:12:21.6 BD 106.0 0.2 17 6.24 A ssf; +5.5->6.8 05- 4 B 07-09-23 02:36:38.9 BD 263.7 0.2 42 6.28 A; +3.8->7.3; 4) 06- 11 G 07-09-22 20:13:01.1 BD 29.1 0.5 4 7.3 A; +6.8->inv 07- 29 B 07-09-22 21:06:20.7 BD 87.1 0.1 110 0.792 A; +2.5->inv; 5) Notes: 1) 78- 96 A: nice object with flashes and secondary flashes. unexpectedly regular for such an object. 2) 97- 52 C: timings reconstructed from voice recording due to not resetting stopwatch prior to observation. 3) 02- 54 C: followed by naked eye near culmination point. 4) 05- 4 B: followed by naked eye near culmination point. 5) 07- 29 B: neo = naked eye object in maxima; nice flasher; counted in 11 groups of 10 maxima. The URL explaining the format of PPAS observations : http://www.satobs.org/tumble/flashpm.html#PPASformat Site 4160: 51.27931 N, 5.47683 E (WGS84), 35 m Bram Dorreman ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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