11261 1979-009A AYAME 1 (ECS 1) moved along the line from 26 Aql to 42 Aql. However, it seems not so reflective. http://www.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/ecs/index_e.html Screen shot of the Satellite Tracker 3D: http://mada.la.coocan.jp/sat/screenshot/20110702a.png Makoto Kamada On 2011/07/06 4:33, Bill wrote: > All: > First let me apologize for a major DOH moment, by sending the original message > in rich text. It has been a while since I posted and I simply forgot, my > apologies. > > Thank you Kevin and Ted, let me be a bit more specific, I'm sorry I had data > flying all over the place and I can picture you pros just cringing as you read > through my post ;-) > > > The observation location with my scope (I'll start there) was the coordinates I > gave, precisely, which were: > 41.85388170066449 N (a little more precise this time) > -79.95695918798447 W. > around 1000 feet ASL. > Googleing that will put you within 5 feet of where my scope was set up. > > Begin Date/time in UTC was 20110702-035000 > End Date/Time was 20110702-041000 > > Also, I used Stellarium prior to sending my original post to record the > approximate Alt/Az just in case that would have helped. Which was Alt/Az Alt > 34* 10' 09" Az 138* 34' 08" > > At the Begin date/time at the above location the GEO began near 26 Aquilae and > by the end time it had "moved" to 42 Aquilae. All that time was visible naked > eye, beginning at 2nd magnitude, slowly fading. I watched it in my 24" for > quite some time, not noting any positions, just watching it because I've only > ever been on a handful in my scope, and I do very much enjoy watching them (the > tracking is fairly easy ;-) > > Margin of error, fairly small. Times are right on, although we didn't really > click a timer when we stopped watching it in my scope. > Positions near those two stars are very accurate, although it wouldn't surprise > me if it was off a little. We used those two "bright" stars as markers which we > reported en masse to the astronomy club in our observing report, so those fit > nicely just to give the members a good idea where we're talking about, and where > to check on subsequent nights. May have gone above or below either/both in > reality. We aren't used to recording the exact positions/timing on things, > although the club pres is HIGHLY, highly accurate in regards to magnitude. And > the fact that he noticed a "star" that shouldn't have been there. He is > amazing. > > But I digress... > > And in his report this morning he says > "It was out there again tonight (I was just naked-eye at my home)...5 minutes > later at 11:58 pm and farther east of V Aquilae, like 5 or 6 degrees, and only > 3rd magnitude tonight... (I know, it's the night sky moving westward at the > same time, not the geo satellite).... but not as bright, probably because the > sun angle is slowly changing." > > Location here would be: > 42.07623894295552 N > -80.069979429245 W > approx 700 Feet ASL. > > Begin Date/Times UTC would be 20110705-035800 > (no end time listed) > > This one is not as critical or precise, just further data to back up the > satellite in question if you like doing this sort of thing :-) > > I was just so excited to see a GEO naked eye after all this time. Thanks to you > guys and this wonderful resource to allow me to even have a clue as to what was > really going on up there at 22,000 miles :-) > > Also, what software do you all use to locate the satellites? I would love to be > able to do this myself. > > Thanks! > Bill > > > ============================================================================== > Bill, to make a confident ID, we need the coordinates of the observation site, > the date/time of the observation (UTC preferred), and the position of the > object. An estimate of the precision of the data also would be helpful. The more > > precise the observation, the more confident the ID. Your report contains many of > > these elements, but I am not certain which ones go together. > Ted Molczan > > Bill Mitchell > > "It is often better to keep one's mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it > and remove all doubt" > _______________________________________________ > Seesat-l mailing list > http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l > > _______________________________________________ Seesat-l mailing list http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l
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