On Apr 2 I searched photographically for Pleiades 1B, and was deceived by, and measured, CZ-4 rk #32063. It was 0.8 degrees left of the predicted Pleiades track, and about 10% slower. A nice picture though, also showing SL-8 rk 79-003B - both ascended from an intersection point they passed within 10s. Both appeared in the preceding picture, leaving the lower edge. On the following picture I overlooked the fainter, real Pleiades 1B, and on Apr 3 I made another fruitless attempt (this time in the W, where it should be fainter) I got another picture of CZ-4 rk #32063 though, some 9m after the Pleiades prediction ! Not until today did I find Pleiades 1B on the image after the two rockets, and the following two images caught APEX descending across the upper edge, and leaving over the bottom edge. IOD observations : 32063 07 042B 5919 E 20130402202350500 18 25 1052241+245841 37 S 32063 07 042B 5919 E 20130402202400500 18 25 1047811+290342 37 S 39019 12 068A 5919 E 20130402202414500 18 25 1046952+243595 37 S 39019 12 068A 5919 E 20130402202424500 18 25 1041743+290077 37 S 25615 98 055C 5919 E 20130402202452500 18 25 1002129+271876 37 S 25615 98 055C 5919 E 20130402202508500 18 25 1007929+204256 37 S -- ---------------------------------------- Björn Gimle, COSPAR 5919 59.2576 N, 18.6172 E, 23 m Phone: +46 (0)8 571 43 312 Mobile: +46 (0) 704 385 486 _______________________________________________ Seesat-l mailing list http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l
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