Optical 07 Nov 2010 - part 1

From: Greg Roberts (grr@telkomsa.net)
Date: Mon Nov 08 2010 - 09:31:11 UTC

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    Observations 07 NOV 2010
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    CoSaTrak system 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 6.58 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 CLASSIFIED.TLE:
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    15422 77 038C   0433 F 20101107200821000 16 15 2319384+031540 78  +136 04
    15422 77 038C   0433 F 20101107200938000 16 15 2321175+032113 19  +131 04
    15422 77 038C   0433 F 20101107201041000 16 15 2322383+032528 29  +127 04
    19976 89 035A   0433 F 20101107182039000 16 15 0101326+044258 38
    19976 89 035A   0433 F 20101107182145000 16 15 0102291+044442 28
    19976 89 035A   0433 F 20101107182414000 16 15 0104399+044832 28
    19976 89 035A   0433 F 20101107182502000 16 15 0105211+044951 28
    19976 89 035A   0433 F 20101107182619000 16 15 0106273+045150 28
    19976 89 035A   0433 F 20101107182716000 16 15 0107181+045322 18
    19976 89 035A   0433 F 20101107182756000 16 15 0107523+045424 28
    19976 89 035A   0433 F 20101107182834000 16 15 0108256+045525 28
    19976 89 035A   0433 F 20101107182913000 16 15 0108597+045626 67
    19976 89 035A   0433 F 20101107194208000 16 15 0210557+064805 77
    19976 89 035A   0433 F 20101107194310000 16 15 0211450+064933 87
    19976 89 035A   0433 F 20101107194356000 16 15 0212234+065043 37
    22988 94 009A   0433 F 20101107204533500 16 15 2050039+012416 28
    22988 94 009A   0433 F 20101107204628500 16 15 2050590+012236 28
    22988 94 009A   0433 F 20101107204720000 16 15 2051508+012103 28  +114 02
    22988 94 009A   0433 F 20101107204801000 16 15 2052314+011950 28
    23947 96 038C   0433 F 20101107203544500 16 25 1949354-542551 29  +117 97
    23947 96 038C   0433 F 20101107203813500 16 15 2007477-544111 29  +132 08
    23947 96 038C   0433 F 20101107204110500 16 15 2028581-544548 88  +156 84
    25337 98 029B   0433 F 20101107201236000 16 15 2332259+022750 18
    25337 98 029B   0433 F 20101107201308000 16 15 2332577+022919 38
    25337 98 029B   0433 F 20101107201334000 16 15 2333237+023034 28  +110 00
    25337 98 029B   0433 F 20101107201401000 16 15 2333504+023150 28  +110 00
    27712 03 012B   0433 F 20101107200539000 16 15 2318149+020716 18
    27712 03 012B   0433 F 20101107200628000 16 15 2319041+020743 18  +110 00
    27712 03 012B   0433 F 20101107200703000 16 15 2319389+020800 28
    90077 07 757A   0433 F 20101107191517000 16 15 2253075+020724 58  +127 03
    90077 07 757A   0433 F 20101107191609000 16 15 2253328+020405 48  +130 02
    90077 07 757A   0433 F 20101107191749000 16 15 2254133+015629 38  +123 01
    90077 07 757A   0433 F 20101107191824000 16 15 2254265+015342 48  +124 02
    90077 07 757A   0433 F 20101107191900000 16 15 2254429+015115 38  +123 01
    
    STRAYS SEEN:
    -----------------------
    YAMAL 202
    28089 03 053A   0433 F 20101107182145000 16 15 0100565+052242 28
    28089 03 053A   0433 F 20101107182414000 16 15 0103279+052236 28
    28089 03 053A   0433 F 20101107182502000 16 15 0104145+052243 18
    28089 03 053A   0433 F 20101107182619000 16 15 0105320+052238 28
    28089 03 053A   0433 F 20101107182716000 16 15 0106296+052239 18
    28089 03 053A   0433 F 20101107182756000 16 15 0107081+052242 28
    28089 03 053A   0433 F 20101107182834000 16 15 0107470+052242 28
    28089 03 053A   0433 F 20101107182913000 16 15 0108259+052241 57
    INTELSAT 802
    24846 97 031A   0433 F 20101107182502000 16 15 0102207+052036 18
    24846 97 031A   0433 F 20101107182619000 16 15 0103357+052037 28
    24846 97 031A   0433 F 20101107182716000 16 15 0104317+052036 18
    24846 97 031A   0433 F 20101107182756000 16 15 0105105+052038 28
    24846 97 031A   0433 F 20101107182834000 16 15 0105464+052037 28
    24846 97 031A   0433 F 20101107182913000 16 15 0106294+052048 97
    
    NOTES:
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    (1) Main purpose was to locate 19976 - VORTEX 6 which had done an
        orbital change which is done roughly every 200 days.
    
    (2) AEHF1 looked for but not found - had no real idea where to look.
    
    (3) Conditions first half of session very poor with thick cirrus so
        unable to observe some planned leos. However cleared up later
        and conditions good.
    
    (4) The LEO satellites, observed with the video system, will hopefully
        be reported later today - the satellites are:
    
        37169   SBBS1 rocket
        24680   USA 129
        37162   FIA RADAR
    
    Cheers
    Greg
    
    
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