Re: Optical 27 Dec 2010

itrmail2003@yahoo.com

Can't help wondering if WGS F2, snuggled up to Intelsat 904, is doing a PAN...

Ian.

--- On Tue, 12/28/10, Greg Roberts <grr@telkomsa.net> wrote:

> From: Greg Roberts <grr@telkomsa.net>
> Subject: Optical 27 Dec 2010
> To: seesat-l@satobs.org
> Cc: "Willie Koorts" <wpk@saao.ac.za>, "Bjoern Gimle" <bg_26934@glocalnet.net>, "mike jennings" <jennings.michael@gmail.com>, "Peter Wakelin" <peter@ascotrig.demon.co.uk>, "Ted Molczan" <tedmolczan@rogers.com>, "Pierre Neirinck" <pierre-neirinck@wanadoo.fr>
> Date: Tuesday, December 28, 2010, 3:05 PM
> Observations 27 DEC 2010
> ----------------------------
> 
> Using Celestron NexGen GOTO mounting.
> 
> Meade DSI Pro II Monochrome CCD camera without filters.
> using integration times of 5 sec min to 22 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.
> Processed automatically with APEX
> 
> Site 0433 : Longitude 18.51294 deg East, Latitude -33.94058
> deg,
> Elevation 10 metres-situated in Pinelands (Cape Town),South
> Africa
> 
> FOR CLASSIFIED.TLE:
> ====================
> RHYOLITE 1
> 04418 70 046A   0433 F 20101227205448000 16
> 15 0814195+084645 28
> 04418 70 046A   0433 F 20101227205531000 16
> 15 0815019+084503 28
> 04418 70 046A   0433 F 20101227205625000 16
> 15 0815556+084249 28
> 04418 70 046A   0433 F 20101227205740000 16
> 15 0817101+083939 28
> VORTEX 1R
> 10942 78 058B   0433 F 20101227223643000 16
> 15 0809444+102549 28
> 10942 78 058B   0433 F 20101227223807000 16
> 15 0811214+102536 18
> 10942 78 058B   0433 F 20101227223847000 16
> 15 0812068+102523 28
> 10942 78 058B   0433 F 20101227223929000 16
> 15 0812536+102513 28
> VORTEX 6
> 19976 89 035A   0433 F 20101227220947000 16
> 15 0633576+121338 28
> 19976 89 035A   0433 F 20101227221145000 16
> 15 0635374+121413 18
> 19976 89 035A   0433 F 20101227221236000 16
> 15 0636209+121429 28  +102 01
> 19976 89 035A   0433 F 20101227221315000 16
> 15 0636540+121439 28
> 19976 89 035A   0433 F 20101227221402000 16
> 15 0637341+121453 28
> 19976 89 035A   0433 F 20101227221507000 16
> 15 0638287+121510 28
> DSCS 3-4
> 20203 89 069B   0433 F 20101227221236000 16
> 15 0639464+121726 28  +125 01
> 20203 89 069B   0433 F 20101227221315000 16
> 15 0640250+121838 38
> 20203 89 069B   0433 F 20101227221402000 16
> 15 0641123+121937 28  +102 00
> 20203 89 069B   0433 F 20101227221507000 16
> 15 0642153+122216 38
> UFO-F02
> 22787 93 056A   0433 F 20101227220947000 16
> 15 0635417+122541 28
> 22787 93 056A   0433 F 20101227221145000 16
> 15 0637407+122813 18
> 22787 93 056A   0433 F 20101227221236000 16
> 15 0638322+122919 28
> 22787 93 056A   0433 F 20101227221315000 16
> 15 0639114+123009 28
> 22787 93 056A   0433 F 20101227221402000 16
> 15 0639592+123109 28  +114 01
> 22787 93 056A   0433 F 20101227221507000 16
> 15 0641038+123231 28
> MERCURY-1R
> 23247 94 054B   0433 F 20101227221741000 16
> 15 0715326+152127 18
> 23247 94 054B   0433 F 20101227221854000 16
> 15 0716450+152243 38
> 23247 94 054B   0433 F 20101227222000000 16
> 15 0717502+152350 28  +109 01
> 23247 94 054B   0433 F 20101227222107000 16
> 15 0718556+152457 28
> MENTOR-1R
> 23568 95 022B   0433 F 20101227204633000 16
> 15 0817165+132323 28  +115 05
> 23568 95 022B   0433 F 20101227204711000 16
> 15 0817551+132513 28  +115 05
> 23568 95 022B   0433 F 20101227204808000 16
> 15 0818534+132716 38
> 23568 95 022B   0433 F 20101227204836000 16
> 15 0819219+132820 28
> 23568 95 022B   0433 F 20101227204911000 16
> 15 0819562+132941 28
> UFO-F09
> 25501 98 058A   0433 F 20101227215342000 16
> 15 0813112+095347 18
> 25501 98 058A   0433 F 20101227215421000 16
> 15 0813493+095358 28
> 25501 98 058A   0433 F 20101227215545000 16
> 15 0815108+095409 28  +120 05
> 25501 98 058A   0433 F 20101227215634000 16
> 15 0815586+095434 28  +120 05
> UFO-F10
> 25967 99 063A   0433 F 20101227202245500 16
> 15 0801582+082914 38
> 25967 99 063A   0433 F 20101227202326500 16
> 15 0802395+082927 38
> 25967 99 063A   0433 F 20101227202408500 16
> 15 0803221+082942 38
> 25967 99 063A   0433 F 20101227202440500 16
> 15 0803538+082952 38
> 25967 99 063A   0433 F 20101227202532500 16
> 15 0804464+083008 38
> MILSTAR-5
> 27168 02 001A   0433 F 20101227223043000 16
> 15 0701162+090237 28
> 27168 02 001A   0433 F 20101227223129000 16
> 15 0702013+090306 18
> 27168 02 001A   0433 F 20101227223237000 16
> 15 0703097+090350 28
> 27168 02 001A   0433 F 20101227223327000 16
> 15 0703567+090401 38  +079 01
> 27168 02 001A   0433 F 20101227225520000 16
> 15 0725577+091711 28
> MILSTAR-5R
> 27169 02 001B   0433 F 20101227213014500 16
> 15 0814026+075843 28
> 27169 02 001B   0433 F 20101227213156500 16
> 15 0815451+075842 28
> 27169 02 001B   0433 F 20101227213231500 16
> 15 0816209+075843 28
> 27169 02 001B   0433 F 20101227213337500 16
> 15 0817270+075842 18
> MILSTAR-6R
> 27712 03 012B   0433 F 20101227212527500 16
> 15 0809117+085444 28
> 27712 03 012B   0433 F 20101227212613500 16
> 15 0809579+085501 28
> 27712 03 012B   0433 F 20101227212644500 16
> 15 0810299+085514 28
> 27712 03 012B   0433 F 20101227212737500 16
> 15 0811229+085535 28
> 27712 03 012B   0433 F 20101227212820500 16
> 15 0812063+085552 28  +117 00
> UFO-F11
> 28117 03 057A   0433 F 20101227200408000 16
> 15 0739027+074129 28  +115 05
> 28117 03 057A   0433 F 20101227200448500 16
> 15 0739456+074137 28
> 28117 03 057A   0433 F 20101227200631500 16
> 15 0741292+074134 38
> 28117 03 057A   0433 F 20101227200713500 16
> 15 0742110+074131 18
> 28117 03 057A   0433 F 20101227200812500 16
> 15 0743103+074128 28
> USA-202
> 33490 09 001A   0433 F 20101227193902000 16
> 15 0513181+082620 28
> 33490 09 001A   0433 F 20101227194102000 16
> 15 0515189+082645 18  +089 01
> 33490 09 001A   0433 F 20101227194202000 16
> 15 0516185+082659 28  +064 00
> 33490 09 001A   0433 F 20101227194242000 16
> 15 0516591+082707 18  +066 00
> 33490 09 001A   0433 F 20101227194344000 16
> 15 0518011+082720 28  +085 00
> 33490 09 001A   0433 F 20101227224533000 16
> 15 0820402+080513 28
> WGS-F2
> 34713 09 017A   0433 F 20101227211048000 16
> 15 0756344+051808 28
> 34713 09 017A   0433 F 20101227211115500 16
> 15 0757042+051803 18
> 34713 09 017A   0433 F 20101227211147500 16
> 15 0757365+051804 28
> 34713 09 017A   0433 F 20101227211609500 16
> 15 0801595+051807 38
> 34713 09 017A   0433 F 20101227211827500 16
> 15 0804179+051736 28
> 
> STRAYS SEEN:
> =================
> SBS 6
> 20872 90 091A   0433 F 20101227222355000 16
> 15 0747065+074229 28  +130 05
> ASTRA 1F
> 23842 96 021A   0433 F 20101227220257000 16
> 15 0808332+052525 57
> 23842 96 021A   0433 F 20101227220350000 16
> 15 0809263+052527 97  +127 00
> 23842 96 021A   0433 F 20101227220436000 16
> 15 0810123+052527 18
> 22842 96 021A   0433 F 20101227220523000 16
> 15 0810596+052528 97  +125 01
> BSAT 1B
> 25312 98 024B   0433 F 20101227215634000 16
> 15 0818105+095242 28  +135 05
> GALAXY 26
> 25626 99 005A   0433 F 20101227220257000 16
> 15 0807304+052431 57
> 25626 99 005A   0433 F 20101227220350000 16
> 15 0808236+052432 97  +118 00
> 25626 99 005A   0433 F 20101227220436000 16
> 15 0809094+052433 18
> 25626 99 005A   0433 F 20101227220523000 16
> 15 0809566+052434 97  +117 01
> ARIANE 44PR R/B
> 26488 00 052B   0433 F 20101227200408000 16
> 15 0740221+080346 28  +125 05
> ARIANE 2 DEB
> 26729 89 006G   0433 F 20101227220947000 16
> 15 0633152+123328 88
> 26729 89 006G   0433 F 20101227221145000 16
> 15 0635092+124155 18
> 26729 89 006G   0433 F 20101227221236000 16
> 15 0635593+124559 28  +117 00
> 26729 89 006G   0433 F 20101227221315000 16
> 15 0636377+124853 28
> 26729 89 006G   0433 F 20101227221402000 16
> 15 0637250+125217 58  +124 02
> 26729 89 006G   0433 F 20101227221507000 16
> 15 0638293+125718 28
> INTELSAT 904
> 27380 02 007A   0433 F 20101227211048000 16
> 15 0756002+051939 28
> 27380 02 007A   0433 F 20101227211115500 16
> 15 0756289+051944 18
> 27380 02 007A   0433 F 20101227211147500 16
> 15 0757011+051943 28
> 27380 02 007A   0433 F 20101227211609500 16
> 15 0801241+051945 38
> 27380 02 007A   0433 F 20101227211827500 16
> 15 0803416+051945 28
> SL-12 R/B(2)
> 28466 04 043D   0433 F 20101227223643000 16
> 15 0809115+103656 28
> 28466 04 043D   0433 F 20101227223807000 16
> 15 0810363+103854 77
> 28466 04 043D   0433 F 20101227223847000 16
> 15 0811165+103933 18
> 28466 04 043D   0433 F 20101227223929000 16
> 15 0811582+104012 18
> THURAYA 2
> 27825 03 026A   0433 F 20101227193902000 16
> 15 0513119+082810 28
> 27825 03 026A   0433 F 20101227194102000 16
> 15 0515124+082838 18  +113 00
> 27825 03 026A   0433 F 20101227194202000 16
> 15 0516120+082853 28
> 27825 03 026A   0433 F 20101227194242000 16
> 15 0516526+082902 18  +096 00
> 27825 03 026A   0433 F 20101227194344000 16
> 15 0517544+082914 28  +112 00
> 27825 03 026A   0433 F 20101227224533000 16
> 15 0820152+081020 28
> ARIANE 5 R/B
> 36746 10 032C   0433 F 20101227205531000 16
> 15 0815302+083859 28
> 36746 10 032C   0433 F 20101227205625000 16
> 15 0816072+083748 28
> 36746 10 032C   0433 F 20101227205740000 16
> 15 0816582+083609 28
> 
> NOTES:
> =====
> (1) PAN not found where expected to be so has stopped
> drifting. "Should"
>     have been in the ASTRA 1F/GALAXY 26 area but
> no sign of it.Did not
>     search for it but expect it to be west of
> these satellites.
> 
> (2) Some confusion as to which is which with WGFS F2 and
> Intelsat 904-
>     think its correct.
> 
> (3) Although it looked a good night I suspect transparency
> was poor and
>     sky brighter than it looked as max possible
> exposure at zenith
>     only 22 seconds - I can often go to 35
> seconds without the sky
>     background becoming a factor. Temperature 22
> deg C.
> 
> (4) I did have the video set-up running and got several
> satellites,
>     including USA 186, but just after observing
> started the serial port
>     card in the old PC failed and could not
> receive the GPS signal to
>     control the timing systems so time accuracy
> is about 2-4 seconds
>     and not good enough for LEO sats.
> 
> Cheers
> Greg
> 
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