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                          Compton Observatory

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

                      (Earth Occultation Monitoring)

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            Data for: Aug. 12, 1997 thru Aug. 14, 1997   TJD 10672-10674

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

  CRAB          10672        0.31        -2.2        64.9
                10673        0.31                    64.0
                10674        0.32                    62.2

  CYGX-1        10672        0.28        -2.0        49.0
                10673        0.29                    58.3
                10674        0.32                    47.1

  SCOX-1        10672        0.27        -5.0         8.7
                10673        0.32                    12.1
                10674        0.20                     8.6

  VELAX-1       10672        0.07        -3.7         7.7
                10673        0.08                     8.8
                10674        0.14                    14.3

  HERX-1        10672        0.09        -4.4         6.5

  CYGX-3        10672        0.06        -3.3         5.9
                10673        0.07                     5.7
                10674        0.08                     7.0

  GRS1915+105   10672        0.09        -2.8         5.9
                10673        0.07                     5.7
                10674        0.11                    13.2

  1E1740-29     10672        0.04        -2.5         5.8
                10673        0.04                     6.4
                10674        0.03                     4.0

  4U1700-377    10672        0.08        -3.0         5.2
                10673        0.08                     6.2

  GROJ1655-40   10672        0.09        -3.2         5.1
                10673        0.07                     3.2
                10674        0.09                     4.1

  GRS1758-258   10672        0.02        -2.0         4.4
                10673        0.03                     5.6

  GX301-2       10672        0.05        -4.4         4.0

  CEN_A         10672        0.02        -1.9         3.2

  3C273         10672        0.01        -1.6         3.1

  GX1+4         10674        0.05        -3.0         4.2

  OAO1657-415   10674        0.06        -3.4         3.4

  SMCX-1        10674        0.01        -2.0         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).