Optical 08 Feb 2012 Part 2

From: Greg Roberts (grr@telkomsa.net)
Date: Fri Feb 10 2012 - 09:46:48 UTC

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    Observations 08 FEB 2012 Part 2
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    Cosatrak 1 (Computerised satellite Tracking System).
    
    FLI ML8300M CCD camera with mechanical shutter + Trimble GPS
    
    Used with NIKON ED AF NIKKOR 80-200mm f/2.8 telephoto lens
    set at 200mm focal length. Field of view 5.2 x 3.8 degrees,
    image scale 23.0 arc sec/pixel.
    Images processed and automatically reduced using APEX.
    Time is accurate to within 50 milliseconds. RMS error of
    positions reported by APEX as about 4 arc sec.
    
    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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    20641 90 050A   0433 P 20120208213819000 56 15 1301231-731354 39
    20641 90 050A   0433 P 20120208213913100 56 15 1227514-640116 39
    20641 90 050A   0433 P 20120208214021300 56 15 1210215-521315 39
    
    STRAYS SEEN:
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    04237 69 082E   0433 P 20120208201517441 55 15 1650116-672922 39  +075 05
    18129 87 054A   0433 P 20120208185015769 55 15 0046508-334643 39  +075 05
    37756 11 037B   0433 P 20120208192756870 55 15 2116169-723337 39  +065 05
    
    
    Cheers
    Greg 
    
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