Re: Help to ID unk sat

Bjoern Gimle (b_gimle@algonet.se)
Tue, 1 Apr 1997 22:00:17 +0200 

>To: NeblJM@aol.com
>From: b_gimle@algonet.se (Bjoern Gimle)
>Subject: Re: Help to ID unk sat
>Attachments: H:\QUICKSKY\UNK_CHIC.GIF;
>
>John Nebl (NeblJM@aol.com) wrote:
>
>>went just under (almost grazing) the star Alkaid (the first star in the
>>handle of the big dipper.  As it continued n/b and the elevation decreased=
 it
>>went just above the second star in the handle, Mizar.  I finally lost=
 sight
>>in the light pollution at elevation approx  25 degrees at azimuth approx
>>340-345.  My location is northwest of Chicago, Il, USA  at  Lat 42.01 N=
 and
>>Long 88.07 W.
>
Close to zeta UMa at 10:21:12 was #10861   Cosmos 1005 r, then passing
slightly above epsilon UMa
80 seconds later and four degrees lower, you may have photographed
#17567 Cosmos 1825 r=20

Output from SkyMap by Rob Matson (I'll enclose a SkyMap chart)

                      Tracking site:  Chicago,Il
                           Timezone:   +0.0 hours
                       Report times:  UTC =20
                           Latitude:  +42.0100=F8
                          Longitude:   -88.0700=F8
                           Altitude:    +44.0 meters

            Start of Track     Peak Elevation       End of Track
  Date     Time   Azim Elev   Time   Azim Elev   Time   Azim Elev VMag Cat #
                                                        Satellite Name
-------- -------- ---- ---- -------- ---- ---- -------- ---- ---- ---- -----=
=20
                                                        --------------
 4/ 1/97 10:18:31 320=F8 17=F8  10:23:34 242=F8 65=F8  10:26:31 172=F8 33=F8=
   5.5 08473=20
                                           Cosmos 785       6.0  2.0  0.0 =
 5.9
 4/ 1/97 10:18:31 328=F8 25=F8  10:22:27 248=F8 89=F8  10:26:31 150=F8 24=F8=
   5.2 10513=20
                                           Cosmos 967 r     7.4  2.4  0.0 =
 5.5
 4/ 1/97 10:18:31 211=F8 22=F8  10:20:57 282=F8 56=F8  10:26:31   5=F8  3=F8=
   3.7 10861=20
                                           Cosmos 1005 r    3.8  2.6  0.0 =
 5.1
 4/ 1/97 10:21:15 195=F8  6=F8  10:26:31 269=F8 65=F8  10:26:31 269=F8 65=F8=
   4.3 13553=20
                                           Cosmos 1408 r    7.4  2.4  0.0 =
 5.5
 4/ 1/97 10:18:31 207=F8 14=F8  10:22:11 281=F8 52=F8  10:26:31 358=F8 10=F8=
   4.4 17567=20
                                           Cosmos 1825 r    7.4  2.4  0.0 =
 5.5
 4/ 1/97 10:19:44 227=F8 19=F8  10:23:27 304=F8 63=F8  10:26:31  19=F8 24=F8=
   4.6 18665=20
                                           Cosmos 1900      6.0  2.5  0.0 =
 5.5

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