Optical 15 Feb 2012

From: Greg Roberts (grr@telkomsa.net)
Date: Thu Feb 16 2012 - 13:02:39 UTC

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    Observations 15 FEB 2012
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    Cosatrak 1 (Computerised satellite Tracking System).
    
    FLI ML8300M CCD camera with mechanical shutter + Trimble GPS
    
    Used with SKYWATCHER 102MM aperture F/5 refractor.
    Field of view 2.0 x 1.5 degrees,image scale 8.86 arc sec/pixel.
    Images processed and automatically reduced using APEX.
    Time is accurate to within 50 milliseconds. RMS error of
    positions reported by APEX is given as better than 0.5 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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    06317 72 101A   0433 G 20120215215655291 16 15 0906013+102002 38  +139 03
    06317 72 101A   0433 G 20120215215814713 16 15 0907027+101338 29  +128 08
    06317 72 101A   0433 G 20120215220005240 16 15 0908328+100539 38  +127 02
    06317 72 101A   0433 G 20120215220114831 16 15 0909281+100019 48  +133 03
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    11558 79 086A   0433 G 20120215202109645 16 15 0512217+125543 18  +114 03
    11558 79 086A   0433 G 20120215202226972 16 15 0513415+125538 57  +111 02
    11558 79 086A   0433 G 20120215202255940 16 15 0514113+125535 18  +108 00
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    18583 87 097A   0433 G 20120215193346278 16 15 0844242+192451 18  +131 02
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    19976 89 035A   0433 G 20120215193831934 16 15 0716512+124456 18  +104 02
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    20253 89 077A   0433 G 20120215205059006 16 15 0509590+141255 28  +133 03
    20253 89 077A   0433 G 20120215205138037 16 15 0510381+141418 18  +130 02
    20253 89 077A   0433 G 20120215205209404 16 15 0511098+141523 18  +137 03
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    23855 96 026A   0433 G 20120215200306750 16 15 0553293+145128 87  +107 01
    23855 96 026A   0433 G 20120215200403520 16 15 0554236+145201 18  +106 01
    23855 96 026A   0433 G 20120215200434200 16 15 0554528+145218 87  +106 02
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    25336 98 029A   0433 G 20120215210208185 16 15 0430157+133743 87  +096 01
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    25336 98 029A   0433 G 20120215210317570 16 15 0431256+133853 87
    25349 96 026B   0433 G 20120215212910365 16 15 1305456+040342 67
    25349 96 026B   0433 G 20120215213014621 16 15 1306484+040109 18
    25349 96 026B   0433 G 20120215213112869 16 15 1307453+035850 87
    25349 96 026B   0433 G 20120215213134353 16 15 1308062+035800 67
    26770 01 020A   0433 G 20120215215145281 16 15 0910336+084457 87  +129 03
    26770 01 020A   0433 G 20120215215331792 16 15 0912188+084506 18  +128 17
    26770 01 020A   0433 G 20120215215401364 16 15 0912477+084510 28  +124 03
    26770 01 020A   0433 G 20120215215429583 16 15 0913160+084513 18  +128 02
    26770 01 020A   0433 G 20120215215500273 16 15 0913463+084514 18  +130 04
    27785 68 063B   0433 G 20120215191233572 16 15 0943483+104707 48
    27785 68 063B   0433 G 20120215191349207 16 15 0945127+104132 88
    27785 68 063B   0433 G 20120215191426738 16 15 0945543+103852 68  +127 05
    27785 68 063B   0433 G 20120215191457127 16 15 0946281+103618 38  +136 04
    27785 68 063B   0433 G 20120215191722483 16 15 0949096+102533 28  +109 02
    27785 68 063B   0433 G 20120215191829409 16 15 0950234+102030 38  +128 03
    27785 68 063B   0433 G 20120215191859628 16 15 0950571+101816 28
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    32288 07 054B   0433 G 20120215185320907 16 15 0909590+044200 57  +107 00
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    35815 09 047A   0433 G 20120215190746866 16 15 0836103+052516 18
    35815 09 047A   0433 G 20120215190837430 16 15 0837010+052518 57  +114 01
    35815 09 047A   0433 G 20120215190954403 16 15 0838180+052520 18  +113 13
    35815 09 047A   0433 G 20120215191018788 16 15 0838424+052520 58  +113 45
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    96041 96 541A   0433 G 20120215214449852 16 15 1222381+032244 48  +131 05
    
    
    
    STRAYS SEEN:
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    37393 11 016B   0433 G 20120215191018788 16 15 0838274+052330 38  +112 01
    
    NOTES:
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    (1) Another nice evening, seeing about 10.8 arc sec but transparency not
        as good as previous time but still good. Except for a few satellites
        that are too low to observe, or lost,or very poor phase angle, I think
        I have observed all what is currently observable.
    
    (2) 90057 observed at a range of about 38000 kms. I had to use the
        automatic tracking system which integrates satellites magnitudes by
        tracking on the satellite. This satellite was too faint to image with
        the telescope stationary. Satellite is variable.
    
    (3) MITEX 2 (#29241) very easy when at a reasonable phase angle.
    
    (4) Reason for so many strays is that the CCD camera has a wide field of
        view so plenty of commercial geostationary satellites etc seen -
        sometimes have as many as 8 satellites in a field.
    
    (5) 90070 NOT seen so looks like running quite a way off - will probably
        switch to the Nikon lens , field of view 5.2 x 3.8 degrees for next
        tracking session.
    
    Cheers
    Greg
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
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