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                          Compton Observatory

   *****************   BATSE Bright Source Report   *****************

                      (Earth Occultation Monitoring)

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            Data for: Apr. 14, 1997 thru Apr. 17, 1997   TJD 10552-10555

  Source        TJD          Flux      Spectral    Signif**   Comments
                        (ph/cm^2 sec,   Index*
                         20-100 keV)  (20-100 keV)

  CYGX-1        10552        0.30        -2.0        75.4
                10553        0.25                    51.8
                10554        0.32                    72.1
                10555        0.25                    60.8

  CRAB          10552        0.36        -2.2        72.4
                10553        0.34                    71.2
                10554        0.33                    82.2
                10555        0.33                    86.8

  GRS1915+105   10552        0.09        -2.8        16.8
                10553        0.08                    15.4
                10554        0.10                    15.0
                10555        0.08                    13.9

  4U1700-377    10552        0.10        -3.0        13.5
                10553        0.08                    10.4
                10554        0.03                     3.9
                10555        0.03                     3.3

  GX339-4       10552        0.07        -2.4        13.4
                10553        0.06                    11.1
                10554        0.06                     9.7
                10555        0.06                     9.4

  SCOX-1        10552        0.16        -5.0         9.1
                10553        0.15                     8.8
                10554        0.19                     8.7
                10555        0.18                     8.0

  VELAX-1       10552        0.08        -3.7         8.7
                10554        0.04                     3.9
                10555        0.07                     6.6

  GROJ1744-28   10552        0.08        -4.2         8.3
                10553        0.08                     9.0
                10554        0.08                     9.0
                10555        0.08                     8.6

  GX301-2       10552        0.04        -4.4         4.6
                10553        0.04                     3.6

  GROJ1719-24   10552        0.02        -2.0         4.4
                10553        0.04                     3.5

  CYGX-3        10552        0.04        -3.3         4.4
                10553        0.04                     4.4
                10555        0.05                     5.1

  NGC4151       10552        0.01        -2.0         3.1
                10554        0.02                     3.9

  OAO1657-415   10552        0.02        -3.4         3.0
                10554        0.05                     3.7

  CENX-3        10553        0.06        -4.5         5.4

  CEN_A         10553        0.01        -1.9         3.1

  Notes:   * Spectral index for power law fit to photon number spectrum
             (photons/cm^2-s) in 20-100 keV band

           **Detection Significance, = Flux/Sigma

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  The information given above comes from the quick-look analysis performed
  daily on data obtained from the Burst and Transient Source Experiment (BATSE).
  The typical sensitivity of these measurements using the Earth occultation
  technique (one-day integration) is ~100 mCrab. Be aware that sources within
  about 22 degrees of the orbital poles are not occulted by the Earth;
  therefore, some bright sources may not show up in the daily averages.

  These quick-look science results are freely available, but should be 
  considered preliminary.  Please use with caution.  For additional information,
  contact B.A. Harmon (harmon@sslmor.msfc.nasa.gov).