Optical 02 March 2010

From: Greg Roberts (grr@telkomsa.net)
Date: Wed Mar 03 2010 - 11:17:20 UTC

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    Observations 02 MARCH 2010
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    Cosatrak 1 (Computerised satellite Tracking System).
    Camera mount now carries two systems that can be operated
    together as two totally different sytems and computers used.
    
    Meade DSI Pro II Monochrome CCD camera without filters.
    using integration times of 5 sec min to 25 seconds maximum
    depending on brightness of sky in particular area.No image
    processing done, but some done automatically in the auto reduction
    software.
    
    Used with 4 inch SKYWATCHER refractor- model 1025 - fitted with home
    made focal reducer to give an f/2.56 system. Image scale is 6.56 arc
    sec/pixel and field of view 84.8 x 63.2 arc minutes. Shows 15th
    magnitude stars in real time with reasonably good conditions.
    
    Exposure time to nearest second inserted into image FITS header
    from PC clock which is automatically checked every minute against
    GPS signal.
    
    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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    10941 78 058A   0433 F 20100302225222000 16 15 0703300+083828 28
    10941 78 058A   0433 F 20100302225255000 16 15 0703563+083829 28
    10941 78 058A   0433 F 20100302225323000 16 15 0704186+083832 28
    13086 82 019A   0433 F 20100302222245000 16 15 1004410+151518 38  +127 01
    13086 82 019A   0433 F 20100302222354000 16 15 1005484+151101 28  +135 03
    13086 82 019A   0433 F 20100302222723000 16 15 1009091+145837 38  +130 06
    14675 84 009A   0433 F 20100302193801000 16 15 0555114+131941 18  +113 01
    14675 84 009A   0433 F 20100302193924000 16 15 0556194+131923 28  +113 01
    14675 84 009A   0433 F 20100302194027000 16 15 0557102+131908 28  +112 01
    19976 89 035A   0433 F 20100302224840000 16 15 1131075+082744 28
    19976 89 035A   0433 F 20100302224907000 16 15 1131368+082659 28
    19976 89 035A   0433 F 20100302224935000 16 15 1132080+082611 28
    23223 94 054A   0433 F 20100302223444000 16 15 0707391+102502 18  +107 06
    23223 94 054A   0433 F 20100302223541000 16 15 0708351+102608 87  +105 01
    23223 94 054A   0433 F 20100302223646000 16 15 0709397+102722 18
    23855 96 026A   0433 F 20100302223058000 16 15 0948436+121941 28  +105 01
    23855 96 026A   0433 F 20100302223152000 16 15 0949431+121809 28  +109 01
    23855 96 026A   0433 F 20100302223232000 16 15 0950255+121704 18
    25336 98 029A   0433 F 20100302180051500 16 15 0504091+134807 28
    25336 98 029A   0433 F 20100302180246500 16 15 0506043+134948 38
    25336 98 029A   0433 F 20100302180419500 16 15 0507372+135108 28
    26635 00 080A   0433 F 20100302201011000 16 15 0555545+080540 97
    26635 00 080A   0433 F 20100302201238000 16 15 0558225+080732 57
    26635 00 080A   0433 F 20100302201341000 16 15 0559249+080818 18
    27168 02 001A   0433 F 20100302224409000 16 15 1132270+082903 28  +114 00
    27168 02 001A   0433 F 20100302224443000 16 15 1133009+082845 28
    27168 02 001A   0433 F 20100302224510000 16 15 1133277+082831 38  +114 00
    28384 04 034A   0433 F 20100302202032500 16 15 0808549+421944 48  +080 01
    28384 04 034A   0433 F 20100302202242500 16 15 0812119+412816 28
    28384 04 034A   0433 F 20100302202440500 16 15 0815218+403918 28
    28384 04 034A   0433 F 20100302202701500 16 15 0819212+393708 58
    28384 04 034A   0433 F 20100302204151500 16 15 0852261+304426 38  +081 00
    28384 04 034A   0433 F 20100302204350500 16 15 0858344+290416 28  +079 00
    28384 04 034A   0433 F 20100302204536500 16 15 0904392+272502 18  +073 00
    32379 07 060B   0433 F 20100302185412000 16 15 0415348-074741 28  +117 01
    32379 07 060B   0433 F 20100302185547000 16 15 0416498-083324 48  +110 01
    32379 07 060B   0433 F 20100302185820000 16 15 0418509-094801 78  +129 04
    32379 07 060B   0433 F 20100302190232000 16 15 0422126-115152 38  +104 00
    33490 09 001A   0433 F 20100302220238000 16 15 1154573+050911 18  +082 00
    33490 09 001A   0433 F 20100302220332000 16 15 1155518+050828 28  +080 00
    33490 09 001A   0433 F 20100302220423000 16 15 1156423+050748 28  +081 00
    33491 09 001B   0433 F 20100302220539000 16 15 1016546+055729 28
    33491 09 001B   0433 F 20100302220636000 16 15 1017461+055649 38
    33491 09 001B   0433 F 20100302220806000 16 15 1019073+055545 28
    34713 09 017A   0433 F 20100302221030000 16 15 1313516+051952 28
    34713 09 017A   0433 F 20100302221145000 16 15 1315068+051952 28
    34713 09 017A   0433 F 20100302221214000 16 15 1315366+051952 28  +119 03
    35815 09 047A   0433 F 20100302224011000 16 15 1141552+053125 37
    35815 09 047A   0433 F 20100302224117000 16 15 1143019+053126 18
    35815 09 047A   0433 F 20100302224208000 16 15 1143524+053125 28
    90004 99 750A   0433 F 20100302215646000 16 15 1355239-122915 28  +088 05
    90004 99 750A   0433 F 20100302215754000 16 15 1356136-100307 28  +088 05
    90004 99 750A   0433 F 20100302215840000 16 15 1356495-082843 28  +090 05
    90004 99 750A   0433 F 20100302215905000 16 15 1357097-074046 28  +090 05
    90030 05 544A   0433 F 20100302182905000 16 15 0927584+150114 28
    90030 05 544A   0433 F 20100302183110000 16 15 0930038+150044 28
    90030 05 544A   0433 F 20100302183154000 16 15 0930478+150033 28
    90066 05 667A   0433 F 20100302183429000 16 15 0625548+091837 28  +115 01
    90066 05 667A   0433 F 20100302183705000 16 15 0628318+092202 28  +110 00
    90066 05 667A   0433 F 20100302183825000 16 15 0629523+092347 28  +110 02
    90083 09 526A   0433 F 20100302203308000 16 15 0551264+330023 28  +095 05
    90083 09 526A   0433 F 20100302205108000 16 15 0610179+222232 28  +090 05
    90083 09 526A   0433 F 20100302205349000 16 15 0613349+200823 28  +090 05
    90083 09 526A   0433 F 20100302205438000 16 15 0614423+192009 28  +090 05
    90085 09 790A   0433 F 20100302181436000 16 15 0516346+283558 28  +108 01
    90085 09 790A   0433 F 20100302181801000 16 15 0519087+282634 28  +119 02
    90085 09 790A   0433 F 20100302181919000 16 15 0520078+282257 28  +107 01
    90085 09 790A   0433 F 20100302182150000 16 15 0522033+281556 28  +120 02
    96010 96 510A   0433 F 20100302184056000 16 15 0620573+095853 28
    96010 96 510A   0433 F 20100302184233000 16 15 0622588+095914 68  +114 03
    96010 96 510A   0433 F 20100302184320000 16 15 0623558+095922 88  +125 03
    96010 96 510A   0433 F 20100302184417000 16 15 0625065+095932 38
    96012 96 512A   0433 F 20100302184650000 16 15 0411512+015430 28  +129 22
    96012 96 512A   0433 F 20100302184808000 16 15 0413124+015538 18  +126 01
    96012 96 512A   0433 F 20100302184848000 16 15 0413538+015613 28
    96012 96 512A   0433 F 20100302185152000 16 15 0417053+015859 87  +125 01
    96020 96 520A   0433 F 20100302192419000 16 15 1034498+091916 38
    96020 96 520A   0433 F 20100302192618000 16 15 1036279+091708 18
    96020 96 520A   0433 F 20100302192734000 16 15 1037309+091548 28
    96020 96 520A   0433 F 20100302192848000 16 15 1038321+091427 38  +131 01
    96027 96 527A   0433 F 20100302211246000 16 15 1224039+071726 38
    96027 96 527A   0433 F 20100302211401000 16 15 1225170+071408 18
    96027 96 527A   0433 F 20100302211434000 16 15 1225492+071242 28
    96027 96 527A   0433 F 20100302211457000 16 15 1226126+071138 28
    96031 96 531A   0433 F 20100302193135000 16 15 0548110+120327 28  +128 01
    96031 96 531A   0433 F 20100302193427000 16 15 0551095+115915 28  +132 02
    96031 96 531A   0433 F 20100302193558000 16 15 0552423+115701 28  +126 02
    96039 96 539A   0433 F 20100302195343000 16 25 0944648+154044 48
    96039 96 539A   0433 F 20100302195442000 16 15 0945372+153722 58
    96041 96 541A   0433 F 20100302195629000 16 15 0936043+151735 29  +122 09
    96041 96 541A   0433 F 20100302195740000 16 15 0937134+151321 19  +112 04
    96041 96 541A   0433 F 20100302195828000 16 15 0938014+151126 98  +124 03
    96058 96 558A   0433 F 20100302200106000 16 15 1004294+152555 28  +133 35
    96058 96 558A   0433 F 20100302200212000 16 15 1005308+152225 29  +120 11
    96058 96 558A   0433 F 20100302200258000 16 15 1006124+151824 88  +112 17
    96061 96 561A   0433 F 20100302201011000 16 15 0555159+075205 38  +141 05
    96061 96 561A   0433 F 20100302201238000 16 15 0557428+075500 28  +140 03
    96071 96 571A   0433 F 20100302212013000 16 15 0859443+143528 28
    96071 96 571A   0433 F 20100302212139000 16 15 0901100+143626 38  +144 02
    96071 96 571A   0433 F 20100302212226000 16 15 0901575+143654 28
    96071 96 571A   0433 F 20100302212311000 16 15 0902433+143724 28
    96071 96 571A   0433 F 20100302212411000 16 15 0903441+143807 18
    96071 96 571A   0433 F 20100302222354000 16 15 1003570+145712 28  +101 10
    96071 96 571A   0433 F 20100302222540000 16 15 1005450+145710 28  +096 02
    96071 96 571A   0433 F 20100302222723000 16 15 1007279+145708 28  +136 02
    96144 96 644A   0433 F 20100302214257000 16 15 0847012+083326 28  +130 02
    96144 96 644A   0433 F 20100302214528000 16 15 0849288+082611 28  +128 03
    96144 96 644A   0433 F 20100302215006000 16 15 0854021+081202 28  +126 01
    96145 96 645A   0433 F 20100302215250000 16 15 1001141-073918 28  +147 04
    96145 96 645A   0433 F 20100302215349000 16 15 1002167-074237 79  +122 20
    96145 96 645A   0433 F 20100302215438000 16 15 1003111-074616 38  +149 31
    
    
    UNKNOWN
    -----------
    00009           0433 F 20100302181657000 16 15 0520216+283319 98  +125 14
    
    
    STRAYS SEEN:
    -------------------
    THURAYA 2
    27825 03 026A   0433 E 20100302220238000 16 15 1154250+051423 18  +111 00
    27825 03 026A   0433 E 20100302220423000 16 15 1156098+051258 28  +110 00
    EUTELSAT W6
    25673 99 018A   0433 E 20100302220636000 16 15 1016371+053231 38
    25673 99 018A   0433 E 20100302220806000 16 15 1018067+053231 28
    INTELSAT 904
    27380 02 007A   0433 E 20100302221030000 16 15 1313141+052104 28
    27380 02 007A   0433 E 20100302221214000 16 15 1314593+052104 28  +122 01
    GALAXY 11
    26038 99 071A   0433 E 20100302224011000 16 15 1141199+053038 37  +086 00
    26038 99 071A   0433 E 20100302224208000 16 15 1143171+053037 28  +081 01
    INTELSAT 802
    24846 97 031A   0433 E 20100302224011000 16 15 1141537+053005 37  +104 02
    24846 97 031A   0433 E 20100302224208000 16 15 1143507+053007 28
    E-BIRD
    27948 03 043A   0433 E 20100302224011000 16 15 1142571+053020 47  +133 01
    27948 03 043A   0433 E 20100302224208000 16 15 1144543+053019 28  +134 01
    COSMOS 2139 GLONASS
    21216 91 025A   0433 E 20100302192548000 16 15 1037527+085623 28
    21216 91 025A   0433 E 20100302192618000 16 15 1038157+091152 87
    GORIZONT 2
    11440 79 062A   0433 E 20100302192806000 16 15 1037414+095835 38  +121 02
    11440 79 062A   0433 E 20100302192848000 16 15 1038223+095546 38
    ARIANNE 44LP DEB   RANGE 22328 KMS
    25843 89 062G   0433 F 20100302212003000 16 15 0902154+140213 38  +135 05
    PAKSAT 1
    23779 96 006A   0433 F 20100302194830000 16 15 0913015+052423 38  +115 05
    
    Notes:
    ----------
    (1) Not a good night - fairly stiff breeze causing vibration in some
        exposures so had to reject them. Just past full moon rose in middle
        of session making things a bit more difficult for the fainter
        satellites.
    
    (2) MENTOR 2 still drifting westward.
    
    (3) 90004 and 90083 measured manually as I use system in tracking mode.
    
    (4) Unknown seen in one exposure only - short trail - low inclination-
        not worth bothering about.
    
    (5) Usual story with PAN - which is PAN ? Might be confused with
        INTELSAT in the group.
    
    (6) Will process the video observations tomorrow and see if anything
        worthwile reporting.
    
    
    Cheers
    Greg
    
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