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                          Compton Observatory

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

                      (Earth Occultation Monitoring)

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            Data for: Aug. 18, 1997 thru Aug. 21, 1997   TJD 10678-10681

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

  CRAB          10678        0.32        -2.2        62.5
                10679        0.31                    64.3
                10680        0.32                    64.8
                10681        0.32                    63.6

  CYGX-1        10678        0.32        -2.0        24.6
                10679        0.28                    29.6
                10680        0.33                    56.6
                10681        0.30                    50.8

  SCOX-1        10678        0.15        -5.0         8.7
                10679        0.17                     9.5
                10680        0.15                     7.9
                10681        0.11                     5.6

  GRS1915+105   10678        0.07        -2.8         8.3
                10679        0.05                     4.3
                10680        0.04                     4.6
                10681        0.09                    10.7

  4U1700-377    10678        0.08        -3.0         7.1
                10680        0.06                     3.5

  GRS1758-258   10678        0.03        -2.0         4.8
                10681        0.04                     5.1

  GX1+4         10678        0.10        -3.0         4.1

  GX339-4       10678        0.03        -2.4         3.6
                10679        0.05                     5.9
                10680        0.04                     4.9
                10681        0.04                     5.4

  NGC4151       10678        0.01        -2.0         3.1

  1E1740-29     10679        0.07        -2.5         6.0
                10680        0.07                     6.7
                10681        0.05                     4.5

  HERX-1        10679        0.04        -4.4         3.7

  3C273         10679        0.01        -1.6         3.1

  VELAX-1       10680        0.04        -3.7         3.5
                10681        0.18                    13.6

  SMCX-1        10680        0.01        -2.0         3.1

  CYGX-3        10681        0.06        -3.3         5.8

  OAO1657-415   10681        0.11        -3.4         5.1

  CEN_A         10681        0.03        -1.9         4.3


  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).