Optical 27 June 2010

From: Greg Roberts (grr@telkomsa.net)
Date: Mon Jun 28 2010 - 08:30:51 UTC

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    Observations 27 June 2010:
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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 50mm focal length f/1.8 lens,integrating for 96 frames
    which is equivalent to an exposure of 1.92 seconds per image.
    Field of view 6.8 x 5.4 degrees
    
    Site 0433 : Longitude 18.51294 deg East, Latitude  33.94058 deg S,
    Elevation 10 metres - situated in Pinelands (Cape Town), South Africa
    
    
    FOR CLASSFD.TLE:
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    36514 10 015A   0433 G 20100627162858500 56 15 0929280+092901 39  +035 05
    36514 10 015A   0433 G 20100627162705400 56 15 0939380+081142 39  +033 05
    36514 10 015A   0433 G 20100627162742400 56 15 1054360-012327 39  +030 05
    36514 10 015A   0433 G 20100627162805700 56 15 1204110-094844 39  +028 05
    36514 10 015A   0433 G 20100627162824800 56 15 1311000-163939 39  +026 05
    36514 10 015A   0433 G 20100627162853100 56 15 1447010-230952 39  +025 05
    36514 10 015A   0433 G 20100627162917600 56 15 1551170-251102 39  +025 05
    36514 10 015A   0433 G 20100627162932300 56 15 1620410-252614 39  +026 05
    36514 10 015A   0433 G 20100627162957700 56 15 1659240-250838 39  +027 05
    36514 10 015A   0433 G 20100627163020700 56 15 1724520-242941 39  +030 05
    36514 10 015A   0433 G 20100627163052600 56 15 1750500-232609 39  +032 05
    
    Notes:
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    (1) Despite a very bright twilight sky X37B-OTV-1 was very easy the
        entire pass, running within half a second of predictions. Pity that
        our other satellites are not as well behaved :-))
    
    (2) Appear to have solved all my equipment problems.
    
    (3) Reductions done manually as sky too bright for using APEX as
        insufficient stars and anyway I was using video.
    
    Cheers
    Greg
    
    
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