RE: Seeking identification of stars in photo

From: David Tiller (dtiller@captechconsulting.com)
Date: Tue Jul 19 2011 - 12:57:32 UTC

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    Ted,
    
    I'm not sure if you've tried this, but there is an online service that will identify stars in images 'automagically'. You can submit pics to the flickr astrometry group here: http://flickr.com/groups/astrometry, you can email them to use their web site, or you can build the software yourself. You may have to scrub out the sat trail.
    
    Main site: http://astrometry.net
    How-To: http://astrometry.net/use.html
    Flickr group: http://flickr.com/groups/astrometry
    
    If all else fails, let me know and I'll try to install the sfw and run your image thru - I didn't want to do it without your permission.
    
    --
    David Tiller
    Lead Consultant/Architect | CapTech
    (804) 304-0638 | dtiller@captechconsulting.com
    
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    From: seesat-l-bounces+dtiller=captechconsulting.com@satobs.org [seesat-l-bounces+dtiller=captechconsulting.com@satobs.org] on behalf of Ted Molczan [ssl3molcz@rogers.com]
    Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 12:47 AM
    To: seesat-l@satobs.org
    Subject: Seeking identification of stars in photo
    
    I would be grateful for assistance in identifying at least one of the stars in this photo:
    
    http://aswa.info/images/sputnik.jpg
    
    The photo reportedly is of Sputnik 1's rocket body, photographed from Perth, Australia, on 1957 Oct 09 UTC. I have an
    accurate orbit for around that date, which seems not to pass any of the stars in the photo, which leads me to suspect
    that the date and/or satellite's identity is incorrect.
    
    Ted Molczan
    
    
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