Optical 15 Feb 2013

From: Greg Roberts (grr@telkomsa.net)
Date: Sat Feb 16 2013 - 15:23:22 UTC

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    Observations 15 Feb 2013
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    Cosatrak 1 (Computerised satellite Tracking System).
    
    FLI ML8300M CCD camera with mechanical shutter + Trimble GPS
    
    Used with 102mm aperture f/5 SKYWATCHER refractor.
    Field of view 123 x 93 arc minutes.
    Image scale 8.86 arc sec/pixel.
    Images processed and mostly done by APEX.
    
    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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    06691 73 040A   0433 F 20130215203222440 16 15 0541163+150503 28  +131 02
    06691 73 040A   0433 F 20130215203306070 16 15 0542001+150340 28  +141 03
    06691 73 040A   0433 F 20130215203331726 16 15 0542259+150248 97  +132 02
    19976 89 035A   0433 F 20130215195418274 16 15 1114525+090941 28
    19976 89 035A   0433 F 20130215195453265 16 15 1115276+090841 28
    19976 89 035A   0433 F 20130215211840285 16 15 1242503+063954 28
    19983 89 035C   0433 F 20130215194640315 16 15 0822278+124427 28
    19983 89 035C   0433 F 20130215194734701 16 15 0823117+124352 58  +131 04
    19983 89 035C   0433 F 20130215194922200 16 15 0824389+124212 28
    19983 89 035C   0433 F 20130215195121211 16 15 0826175+124132 28
    23713 95 060B   0433 F 20130215203041446 16 15 0550489+143908 77  +115 01
    23713 95 060B   0433 F 20130215203105126 16 15 0551129+144002 87  +117 01
    23713 95 060B   0433 F 20130215203134091 16 15 0551422+144109 87  +116 01
    23947 96 038C   0433 F 20130215201313317 16 15 0611159-545443 58  +153 32
    23947 96 038C   0433 F 20130215201353732 16 15 0613416-544057 28
    23947 96 038C   0433 F 20130215201416735 16 25 0615512-543262 88
    23947 96 038C   0433 F 20130215201444319 16 15 0617184-542317 19  +150 20
    23947 96 038C   0433 F 20130215201511479 16 15 0619087-541344 88  +140 06
    25669 99 017A   0433 F 20130215200031881 16 15 0541549+261204 38  +141 07
    25669 99 017A   0433 F 20130215200249160 16 15 0542597+260248 18  +112 03
    25669 99 017A   0433 F 20130215200425129 16 15 0543510+255705 19
    25669 99 017A   0433 F 20130215200512542 16 15 0544116+255339 48  +136 04
    28385 07 054B   0433 F 20130215202652950 16 15 0739242+052718 28
    28385 07 054B   0433 F 20130215202744358 16 15 0740162+052742 28
    28385 07 054B   0433 F 20130215202815806 16 15 0740483+052747 28
    28537 05 004A   0433 F 20130215183347006 16 15 1203302-364823 28
    28537 05 004A   0433 F 20130215183354224 16 15 1207168-370130 28
    28541 05 004C   0433 F 20130215183347006 16 15 1159549-362226 28
    28541 05 004C   0433 F 20130215183354224 16 15 1203456-363637 28
    28546 04 050B   0433 F 20130215193741324 16 15 0827287+130927 28
    28546 04 050B   0433 F 20130215194050824 16 15 0835215+133850 58  +118 03
    28546 04 050B   0433 F 20130215194126148 16 15 0836523+134435 58  +118 03
    28546 04 050B   0433 F 20130215194449757 16 15 0845241+141536 28
    29250 06 027B   0433 F 20130215202002051 16 25 0449572+321221 19  +097 44
    29250 06 027B   0433 F 20130215202041526 16 15 0452295+325620 48
    29250 06 027B   0433 F 20130215202104708 16 15 0454118+332216 48  +119 07
    
    STRAYS SEEN:
    --------------------
    15543 85 010B   0433 F 20130215210827124 16 15 1241212+062106 28  +108 05
    15543 85 010B   0433 F 20130215211041687 16 15 1243290+061047 28
    15543 85 010B   0433 F 20130215211104411 16 15 1243504+060857 28
    17705 87 028D   0433 F 20130215210827124 16 15 1242364+062226 28
    25023 97 066A   0433 F 20130215211840285 16 15 1241547+064554 28
    32277 07 052C   0433 F 20130215203659192 16 25 0756206+073702 58
    33754 09 008F   0433 F 20130215210827124 16 15 1243475+060933 28
    38992 12 062B   0433 F 20130215202652950 16 15 0738167+053242 28
    
    NOTES:
    ------------
    (1) Main purpose was to observe pass of asteroid 2012 DA14. Seen with no
        difficulty- easy object.
    
    (2) Observed a few geosats "for fun" - rather windy conditions.
    
    Cheers
    Greg
    
    
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