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                          Compton Observatory

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

                      (Earth Occultation Monitoring)

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            Data for: Dec.  8, 1997 thru Dec. 11, 1997   TJD 10790-10793

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

  CYGX-1        10790        0.31        -2.0        73.7
                10791        0.28                    53.1
                10792        0.30                    64.8
                10793        0.31                    69.2

  CRAB          10790        0.31        -2.2        71.8
                10791        0.32                    71.7
                10792        0.31                    78.4
                10793        0.31                    79.1

  VELAX-1       10790        0.16        -3.7        14.9
                10791        0.07                     5.7
                10792        0.13                    10.4

  SCOX-1        10790        0.21        -5.0        13.7
                10791        0.18                    12.6
                10792        0.10                     3.1
                10793        0.19                    12.5

  CYGX-3        10790        0.06        -3.3         6.7
                10791        0.06                     7.3
                10792        0.04                     3.8
                10793        0.03                     3.7

  3C273         10790        0.02        -1.6         5.5

  GX339-4       10790        0.06        -2.4         5.1
                10791        0.09                     7.8
                10792        0.05                     6.2
                10793        0.06                     6.7

  GRS1915+105   10790        0.10        -2.8         4.7
                10792        0.06                     3.7
                10793        0.06                     5.1

  1E1740-29     10790        0.06        -2.5         3.7
                10791        0.07                     5.6
                10792        0.09                    10.5
                10793        0.07                     9.7

  CEN_A         10790        0.02        -1.9         3.7
                10791        0.02                     3.9
                10792        0.02                     3.0

  4U1700-377    10791        0.12        -3.0         8.8
                10792        0.14                    12.6
                10793        0.06                     6.7

  GS1354-645    10791        0.07        -2.5         6.9
                10792        0.06                     7.0
                10793        0.07                     8.2

  GRS1758-258   10791        0.04        -2.0         5.1
                10792        0.05                     8.6
                10793        0.04                     5.0

  EXO1846-31    10791        0.04        -2.0         4.0
                10792        0.03                     4.2

  OAO1657-415   10792        0.16        -3.4         8.3

  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).