Obs 04 June 2006 (all)

From: Greg Roberts (grr@iafrica.com)
Date: Tue Jun 06 2006 - 08:46:00 EDT

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    Observations 04 June 2006:
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    Cosatrak 1 (Computerised satellite Tracking System).
    MINTRON low light level CCD surveillance camera (0.005 lux typical
    in non integration mode) and 0.00005 lux in STARLIGHT mode with 128
    frame integration.
    
    Used with 100mm focal length f/1.8 lens,integrating for 128 frames
    which is equivalent to an exposure of 2.56 seconds per image.
    
    Site 0433 : Longitude 18.51294 deg East, Latitude  33.94058 deg S,
    Elevation 10 metres - situated in Pinelands (Cape Town), South Africa
    
    Strays seen:
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    Transit 12 variable
    02119 66 024A   0433 F 20060604162925900 56 15 0904533+170912 39  +060 05
    Feng Yun 1C Rkt variable
    25732 99 025C   0433 F 20060604164633100 56 15 0901166+171918 39  +085 05
    Meteor 2-16
    18312 87 068A   0433 F 20060604171338500 56 15 1040512+094311 39  +080 05
    Cosmos 926 rkt
    10138 77 062B   0433 F 20060604171442500 56 15 1040325+100750 39  +075 05
    Skynet 4D D1 rkt
    25135 98 002B   0433 F 20060604171754500 56 15 1041319+090344 39  +075 05
    EGP
    16908 86 061A   0433 F 20060604172322100 56 15 1045122+085340 39  +070 05
    DMSP B5D2-5
    20978 90 105A   0433 F 20060604174114700 56 15 1053389+101451 39  +070 05
    Cosmos 2392 Rkt
    27473 02 037D   0433 F 20060604175443600 56 15 0622492-381249 39  +080 05
    Cosmos 2056 rkt
    20433 90 004B   0433 F 20060604180850900 56 15 1026255+102318 39  +060 05
    Feng Yun 2B Rkt
    26383 00 032B   0433 F 20060604183648800 56 15 1058253+100858 39  +045 05
    
    
    Notes:
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    (1) Purpose of evenings observing was to try and find #90027, #90004
        and XSS-11. I failed in all cases, either due to too bright a twilight
        or light cirrus that prevailed.
    
    Cheers
    Greg
    
    
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