Observations 01 AUG 2010
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Cosatrak 1 (Computerised satellite Tracking System).
Camera mount now carries two systems that can be operated
together as two totally different sytems and computers used.
Meade DSI Pro II Monochrome CCD camera without filters.
using integration times of 5 sec min to 25 seconds maximum
depending on brightness of sky in particular area.No image
processing done, but some done automatically in the auto reduction
software.
Used with 4 inch SKYWATCHER refractor- model 1025 - fitted with home
made focal reducer to give an f/2.56 system. Image scale is 6.56 arc
sec/pixel and field of view 84.8 x 63.2 arc minutes. Shows 15th
magnitude stars in real time with reasonably good conditions.
Exposure time to nearest second inserted into image FITS header
from PC clock which is automatically checked every minute against
GPS signal.
Site 0433 : Longitude 18.51294 deg East, Latitude -33.94058 deg,
Elevation 10 metres-situated in Pinelands (Cape Town),South Africa
FOR CLASSFD.TLE:
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CANYON 5
06317 72 101A 0433 P 20100801175456500 16 15 1942275-104618 28
06317 72 101A 0433 P 20100801180009500 16 15 1949068-102013 38 +124 04
06317 72 101A 0433 P 20100801180204500 16 15 1951326-101040 28 +122 03
DSCS2-15
13636 82 106A 0433 P 20100801182359000 16 15 1824400-112414 28 +135 05
13636 82 106A 0433 P 20100801182514000 16 15 1825537-112556 28 +136 05
13636 82 106A 0433 P 20100801182626000 16 15 1827049-112706 28 +132 05
13636 82 106A 0433 P 20100801182915000 16 15 1829505-112956 38 +136 03
DSP-F12
15453 84 129A 0433 P 20100801181231000 16 15 1815280-104730 28
15453 84 129A 0433 P 20100801181429000 16 15 1817275-105018 38 +129 03
15453 84 129A 0433 P 20100801181605000 16 15 1819066-105214 38 +127 03
VORTEX 6
19976 89 035A 0433 P 20100801184115000 16 15 1820582-010452 28
19976 89 035A 0433 P 20100801184214000 16 15 1822110-010526 28
19976 89 035A 0433 P 20100801184255000 16 15 1823013-010547 28
MENTOR 2
25336 98 029A 0433 P 20100801165716000 16 15 1222476+052122 17
25336 98 029A 0433 P 20100801165903000 16 15 1224345+051706 28 +091 00
25336 98 029A 0433 P 20100801170003000 16 15 1225339+051442 48 +092 00
UFO-F10
25967 99 063A 0433 P 20100801170844000 16 15 1903030+022728 18
25967 99 063A 0433 P 20100801171007000 16 15 1904259+022648 28 +113 07
25967 99 063A 0433 P 20100801171136000 16 15 1905559+022604 28
25967 99 063A 0433 P 20100801171248000 16 15 1907081+022528 28
25967 99 063A 0433 P 20100801171612500 16 15 1910333+022352 27
25967 99 063A 0433 P 20100801171708500 16 15 1911280+022324 38 +106 02
UFO-F11
28117 03 057A 0433 P 20100801170844000 16 15 1900256+024521 18
28117 03 057A 0433 P 20100801171007000 16 15 1901480+024521 28 +107 06
28117 03 057A 0433 P 20100801171136000 16 15 1903174+024522 28
28117 03 057A 0433 P 20100801171248000 16 15 1904299+024521 28
28117 03 057A 0433 P 20100801171612500 16 15 1907567+024521 77
28117 03 057A 0433 P 20100801171842500 16 15 1910269+024530 67 +102 04
28117 03 057A 0433 P 20100801185559500 16 15 2047578+025921 18
96041
96041 96 541A 0433 P 20100801181231000 16 15 1815429-103623 28
96041 96 541A 0433 P 20100801181429000 16 15 1817460-103603 28 +126 02
96041 96 541A 0433 P 20100801181605000 16 15 1819260-103546 18 +127 02
NOTES:
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(1) What looked like a good night was a total flop. No wind so heavy dew
which my lens heaters could not cope with, plus heavy industrial/
squatter camp smoke over the city so transparency was extremely poor.
For a while I thought I had equipment failure. Eventually abandoned
tracking as could not even see fairly bright geostationary satellites.
Cheers
Greg
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