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                          Compton Observatory

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

                      (Earth Occultation Monitoring)

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            Data for: Oct. 16, 1997 thru Oct. 18, 1997   TJD 10737-10739

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

  CRAB          10737        0.31        -2.2        76.2
                10738        0.31                    76.0
                10739        0.32                    76.8

  CYGX-1        10737        0.34        -2.0        71.4
                10738        0.33                    85.3
                10739        0.38                    88.4

  SCOX-1        10737        0.23        -5.0        15.0
                10738        0.24                     9.0
                10739        0.16                     7.5

  VELAX-1       10737        0.09        -3.7         8.7
                10738        0.10                     8.3

  4U1700-377    10737        0.16        -3.0         8.1
                10738        0.11                    10.1
                10739        0.03                     3.5

  1E1740-29     10737        0.11        -2.5         6.1   Possible source
                10738        0.08                     8.2    confusion
                10739        0.07                     7.4

  GX339-4       10737        0.07        -2.4         4.7
                10738        0.05                     6.5
                10739        0.05                     6.3

  CYGX-3        10737        0.04        -3.3         4.3
                10738        0.05                     5.3
                10739        0.05                     5.5

  GRS1915+105   10737        0.09        -2.8         3.1
                10738        0.10                     7.5
                10739        0.07                     5.4

  OAO1657-415   10738        0.11        -3.4         5.4

  GRS1758-258   10738        0.03        -2.0         3.6   Possible source
                10739        0.04                     4.4    confusion

  HERX-1        10738        0.04        -4.4         3.4
                10739        0.04                     3.5

  CEN_A         10738        0.02        -1.9         3.2

  NGC4151       10738        0.02        -2.0         3.2

  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).