Southern hemisphere?? Derek -----Original Message----- From: seesat-l-bounces+breit_ideas=poyntsource.com@satobs.org [mailto:seesat-l-bounces+breit_ideas=poyntsource.com@satobs.org] On Behalf Of Jim Nash Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2011 2:10 PM To: Paul Salanitri Cc: Ted Molczan; seesat-l@satobs.org Subject: Re: Mars Science Laboratory launch Is this the probe or the booster? If it's the probe, shouldn't it be moving left across the starfield? jimedits@gmail.com 914 382 2882 LinkedIn: http://tinyurl.com/linkedin-jim Skype: jim.nash On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 4:50 PM, Paul Salanitri <paul.salanitri@gmail.com>wrote: > This video footage is a time-lapse taken from Brisbane, Australia of the > MSL booster stage venting shortly after separation. > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gA9U9TZZ4nc > > Notice a few satellites go past too. > > As far as I know, no-one else other than three observers in Brisbane > witnessed/recorded this. > > I was at the DSN in Tidbinbilla Canberra, and although the two dishes > successfully tracked MSL, it was completely clouded out at the best > observation time. > > Hopefully we should be able to reduce these observations. Will post more > details as I have them. > > Paul S. > > > On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 9:45 AM, Paul Salanitri <paul.salanitri@gmail.com > >wrote: > > > The Brisbane Planetarium curator was able to see the booster stage > venting > > early this morning (we were clouded out in the visible spectrum) more > > details soon! > > > > Paul S > > > > > > > > > > On 27/11/2011, at 0:31, Tony Beresford <dberesford@adam.com.au> wrote: > > > > > At 11:05 PM 26/11/2011, you wrote: > > >> Hi All, > > >> > > >> I haven't been able to run the numbers (nor look at the spice > kernels), > > >> does anyone know if there will be a visible pass (post boost) over > > >> Canberra (Tidbinbilla) of MSL > > >> > > >> Lat Long -35.40125 148.98343 Alt 650.79m > > > Paul, I ran this ephemeris on Thursday. It will probably line wrap. > > > What you might be able to see is the Centuar fuel dump > > > also jnown as the avoidance manouvre, after spacecraft , > > > separation . Its a similar situation to the Cassini launch > > > where it was a naked eye event from Adelaide and central west of NSW. > > > > > > Tony Beresford > > > > > > > > > **************************************************************************** *** > > > Ephemeris / WWW_USER Wed Nov 23 16:52:52 2011 Pasadena, USA / > > Horizons > > > > > > **************************************************************************** *** > > > Target body name: Mars Science Laboratory (-76) {source: MONTE > > Difference Line Ta} > > > Center body name: Earth (399) {source: DE405} > > > Center-site name: (user defined site below) > > > > > > **************************************************************************** *** > > > Start time : A.D. 2011-Nov-26 15:52:00.0000 UT > > > Stop time : A.D. 2011-Nov-26 18:00:00.0000 UT > > > Step-size : 5 minutes > > > > > > **************************************************************************** *** > > > Target pole/equ : No model available > > > Target radii : (unavailable) > > > Center geodetic : 149.166700,-35.350045,-0.001225 > > {E-lon(deg),Lat(deg),Alt(km)} > > > Center cylindric: 149.166700,5208.05767,-3669.607 > > {E-lon(deg),Dxy(km),Dz(km)} > > > Center pole/equ : High-precision EOP model {East-longitude +} > > > Center radii : 6378.1 x 6378.1 x 6356.8 km {Equator, meridian, > > pole} > > > Target primary : Earth {source: DE405+DE406} > > > Interfering body: MOON (Req= 1737.400) km {source: DE405} > > > Deflecting body : Sun, EARTH {source: DE405} > > > Deflecting GMs : 1.3271E+11, 3.9860E+05 km^3/s^2 > > > Atmos refraction: YES (Earth refraction model) > > > RA format : HMS > > > Time format : CAL > > > RTS-only print : NO > > > EOP file : eop.111123.p120214 > > > EOP coverage : DATA-BASED 1962-JAN-20 TO 2011-NOV-23. PREDICTS-> > > 2012-FEB-13 > > > Units conversion: 1 AU= 149597870.691 km, c= 299792.458 km/s, 1 day= > > 86400.0 s > > > Table cut-offs 1: Elevation ( 0.0deg=YES),Airmass (>38.000=NO), > > Daylight (YES) > > > Table cut-offs 2: Solar Elongation ( 0.0,180.0=NO ) > > > > > > **************************************************************************** ******************* > > > Date__(UT)__HR:MN R.A.__(r-apparent)__DEC Azi_(r-appr)_Elev APmag > > S-brt delta > > > > > > **************************************************************************** ******************* > > > $$SOE > > > 2011-Nov-26 15:52 00 21 17.51 -16 49 14.1 257.7386 11.9623 n.a. > > n.a. 5.9586522765E+03 > > > 2011-Nov-26 15:57 02 07 45.92 -21 24 47.2 267.0322 34.8275 n.a. > > n.a. 6.4242497037E+03 > > > 2011-Nov-26 16:02 03 28 38.10 -21 40 42.9 278.4357 50.3841 n.a. > > n.a. 7.6309493779E+03 > > > 2011-Nov-26 16:07 04 22 35.38 -20 16 00.5 291.2356 59.2723 n.a. > > n.a. 9.2080308873E+03 > > > 2011-Nov-26 16:12 04 58 43.05 -18 35 01.9 303.8724 63.8232 n.a. > > n.a. 1.0942501558E+04 > > > 2011-Nov-26 16:17 05 24 02.24 -17 02 14.6 314.8182 65.8705 n.a. > > n.a. 1.2735110640E+04 > > > 2011-Nov-26 16:22 05 42 39.35 -15 41 59.0 323.3964 66.5760 n.a. > > n.a. 1.4540895934E+04 > > > 2011-Nov-26 16:27 t 05 56 55.12 -14 33 21.3 329.7114 66.6032 n.a. > > n.a. 1.6339254145E+04 > > > 2011-Nov-26 16:32 06 08 12.83 -13 34 27.3 334.1863 66.3037 n.a. > > n.a. 1.8120804384E+04 > > > 2011-Nov-26 16:37 06 17 24.09 -12 43 28.8 337.2609 65.8559 n.a. > > n.a. 1.9881550780E+04 > > > 2011-Nov-26 16:42 06 25 02.34 -11 58 57.0 339.2916 65.3480 n.a. > > n.a. 2.1620167509E+04 > > > 2011-Nov-26 16:47 06 31 30.16 -11 19 41.2 340.5433 64.8224 n.a. > > n.a. 2.3336674465E+04 > > > 2011-Nov-26 16:52 06 37 03.28 -10 44 46.6 341.2080 64.2985 n.a. > > n.a. 2.5031764509E+04 > > > 2011-Nov-26 16:57 06 41 53.03 -10 13 29.7 341.4246 63.7838 n.a. > > n.a. 2.6706450944E+04 > > > 2011-Nov-26 17:02 A 06 46 07.77 -09 45 16.3 341.2948 63.2802 n.a. > > n.a. 2.8361879067E+04 > > > 2011-Nov-26 17:07 A 06 49 53.79 -09 19 39.0 340.8942 62.7864 n.a. > > n.a. 2.9999224709E+04 > > > 2011-Nov-26 17:12 A 06 53 15.96 -08 56 15.7 340.2800 62.3002 n.a. > > n.a. 3.1619640162E+04 > > > 2011-Nov-26 17:17 A 06 56 18.07 -08 34 48.3 339.4961 61.8185 n.a. > > n.a. 3.3224226415E+04 > > > 2011-Nov-26 17:22 A 06 59 03.14 -08 15 01.9 338.5770 61.3386 n.a. > > n.a. 3.4814020173E+04 > > > 2011-Nov-26 17:27 A 07 01 33.59 -07 56 44.3 337.5500 60.8575 n.a. > > n.a. 3.6389989215E+04 > > > 2011-Nov-26 17:32 A 07 03 51.40 -07 39 45.0 336.4372 60.3729 n.a. > > n.a. 3.7953032383E+04 > > > 2011-Nov-26 17:37 A 07 05 58.22 -07 23 55.2 335.2566 59.8825 n.a. > > n.a. 3.9503982076E+04 > > > 2011-Nov-26 17:42 N 07 07 55.39 -07 09 07.6 334.0230 59.3844 n.a. > > n.a. 4.1043608028E+04 > > > 2011-Nov-26 17:47 N 07 09 44.05 -06 55 15.7 332.7488 58.8770 n.a. > > n.a. 4.2572621622E+04 > > > 2011-Nov-26 17:52 N 07 11 25.18 -06 42 14.0 331.4444 58.3589 n.a. > > n.a. 4.4091680343E+04 > > > 2011-Nov-26 17:57 N 07 12 59.58 -06 29 57.7 330.1185 57.8291 n.a. > > n.a. 4.5601392127E+04 > > > $$EOE > > > > > > **************************************************************************** ******************* > > > Column meaning: > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/private/seesat-l/attachments/20111128/56f7 d558/attachment.html > _______________________________________________ > Seesat-l mailing list > http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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