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                          Compton Observatory

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

                      (Earth Occultation Monitoring)

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            Data for: Sep. 15, 1997 thru Sep. 18, 1997   TJD 10706-10709

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

  CYGX-1        10706        0.29        -2.0        69.4
                10707        0.28                    65.3
                10708        0.30                    80.1
                10709        0.26                    61.7

  CRAB          10706        0.31        -2.2        50.0
                10707        0.32                    55.4
                10708        0.32                    61.4
                10709        0.32                    51.0

  HERX-1        10706        0.10        -4.4        11.4
                10707        0.08                     8.7
                10708        0.07                     6.4
                10709        0.10                     8.4

  4U1700-377    10706        0.11        -3.0         9.8
                10707        0.17                    13.8

  GRS1915+105   10706        0.04        -2.8         7.4
                10707        0.10                    18.3
                10708        0.09                    15.6
                10709        0.06                    11.0

  GX301-2       10706        0.09        -4.4         7.2
                10707        0.21                    15.4
                10708        0.21                    15.8
                10709        0.30                    23.1

  GX339-4       10706        0.05        -2.4         6.9
                10707        0.06                     7.4
                10708        0.03                     4.7
                10709        0.07                     7.7

  SCOX-1        10706        0.15        -5.0         6.4
                10707        0.16                     6.1
                10708        0.18                     8.2
                10709        0.15                     3.5

  CYGX-3        10706        0.05        -3.3         5.1
                10707        0.04                     3.8
                10708        0.05                     5.7

  NGC4151       10706        0.03        -2.0         4.0

  GRS1758-258   10706        0.02        -2.0         3.6
                10708        0.03                     3.6

  1E1740-29     10706        0.06        -2.5         3.1
                10709        0.07                     5.2

  VELAX-1       10707        0.16        -3.7        10.8
                10708        0.16                    11.2
                10709        0.15                    12.8

  3C273         10707        0.01        -1.6         3.4

  OAO1657-415   10708        0.04        -3.4         3.1

  CEN_A         10709        0.01        -1.9         3.6

  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).