RE: USA245 flare

From: satrack@libero.it
Date: Tue Sep 03 2013 - 06:40:08 UTC

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    Hi Scott,
    
    I've generated a full FPAS report for your observation:
    
    http://www.satflare.com/fpas_reader.html?id=GSC73A201309030514
    
    The simulation is available at the following link:
    
    http://www.satflare.com/track.asp?q=fpas_id_GSC73A201309030514#MAP
    
    Can I keep your photo in our archive?
    
    Regards,
    Simone
    
    
    
    >----Messaggio originale----
    >Da: sthed475@telus.net
    >Data: 3-set-2013 7.45
    >A: "SeeSat"<seesat-l@satobs.org>
    >Ogg: USA245 flare
    >
    >Hi All
    >
    >I've made a few casual visual observations of USA245 over the past few 
    >nights and have been struck that every time I've cared to look she 
    >always seems to flare at least once and sometimes more. So this night, I 
    >observed with my still camera and was treated to a brilliant reddish 
    >flare somewhere around magnitude -1.
    >
    >The image was recorded September 3rd, 2013 at 05:14:28 +/- 5 seconds, my 
    >camera's clock is not that accurate and I wasn't attempting positional 
    >observations visually. An 80mm/f1.4 lens at f2.4 was used with 10 second 
    >exposure at ISO 800.
    >
    >The image is here:
    >
    >Small version (40kB)
    >https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15916951/SATOBS/USA245_FLARE_small.JPG
    >
    >Large version(7MB)
    >https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15916951/SATOBS/USA245_FLARE.JPG
    >
    >Regards,
    >Scott
    >
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    >ROBERTS CREEK 2:
    >8048 ST 49.4175 -123.6420 1. Scott Tilley
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