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                          Compton Observatory

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

                      (Earth Occultation Monitoring)

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            Data for: Aug. 15, 1997 thru Aug. 17, 1997   TJD 10675-10677

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

  CRAB          10675        0.33        -2.2        63.6
                10676        0.31                    60.2
                10677        0.31                    58.6

  CYGX-1        10675        0.31        -2.0        30.3
                10676        0.29                    13.0
                10677        0.29                    16.2

  GRS1915+105   10675        0.08        -2.8        10.5
                10676        0.04                     4.9
                10677        0.06                     7.3

  SCOX-1        10675        0.22        -5.0         9.8
                10676        0.19                     7.7
                10677        0.10                     5.3

  VELAX-1       10675        0.10        -3.7         9.3
                10676        0.07                     6.5
                10677        0.07                     6.9

  4U1700-377    10675        0.05        -3.0         4.6
                10676        0.06                     5.2

  GX1+4         10675        0.06        -3.0         4.4
                10676        0.09                     5.1
                10677        0.05                     3.4

  GRS1758-258   10675        0.03        -2.0         3.8
                10677        0.03                     5.2

  HERX-1        10675        0.06        -4.4         3.8
                10677        0.04                     3.5

  1E1740-29     10675        0.03        -2.5         3.5
                10676        0.03                     4.3
                10677        0.07                     8.8

  GX339-4       10676        0.04        -2.4         4.9
                10677        0.02                     3.2

  CYGX-3        10676        0.06        -3.3         3.1
                10677        0.06                     4.5

  NGC4151       10677        0.01        -2.0         3.3

  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).