Observations 02 March 2013 ------------------------------------------- Cosatrak 1 (Computerised satellite Tracking System). FLI ML8300M CCD camera with mechanical shutter + Trimble GPS Used with 102mm aperture f/5 SKYWATCHER refractor. Field of view 123 x 93 arc minutes. Image scale 8.86 arc sec/pixel. Images processed and measured with APEX. 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Light breeze from the south blew away all the industrial pollution. Seeing also quite good. (2) Recovered USA 237 - only moved a short distance eastward. (3) First time Ive seen a DSP cover - normally ignore them but tried one and was fortunate enough to see it whilst it was bright for a short period - easy object but long invisibility-did not try to determine period. (4) Changed my observing technique slightly - will result in greater efficiency - details only relevant to my observing procedure. (5) Observed Comet Lemmon - heading northwards - worth looking at as it should have its tail for quite a few months. Also saw Comet Panstarrs for the first time - bright naked eye object when sky dark enough. Looks like it will produce quite a nice show - also heading northwards. (6) May have one or two of the commercial satellites mixed up due to proximity to one another-didnt bother too much with that problem as not important. Strays only reported since by-product of the APEX reduction program. (7) Still have a few fields to examine where satellite predicted was not seen - dont expect anything startling as first look failed to show them. Cheers Greg _______________________________________________ Seesat-l mailing list http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l
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