Obs 27 Oct 2005

From: Greg Roberts (grr@iafrica.com)
Date: Fri Oct 28 2005 - 09:52:46 EDT

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    Observations 27 Oct 2005:
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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 ~60mm focal length f/2.0 lens, integrating for 64 frames
    which gives an equivalent exposure of 1.28 seconds.
    The field of view was approximately 5.35 x 4.25 degrees and showed
    stars down to about magnitude +9.5 - very pretty!
    
    
    Site 0433 : Longitude 18.51294 deg East, Latitude  33.94058 deg S,
    Elevation 10 metres - situated in Pinelands (Cape Town), South Africa
    
    
    
    28097 03 054C   0433 G 20051027173718200 56 15 2118067-044246 39
    28097 03 054C   0433 G 20051027173743600 56 15 2131480+012411 39
    28097 03 054C   0433 G 20051027173906600 56 15 2208220+170639 39
    28095 03 054A   0433 G 20051027173718200 56 15 2119001-024906 39
    28095 03 054A   0433 G 20051027173743600 56 15 2132380+030756 39
    28095 03 054A   0433 G 20051027173906600 56 15 2208260+182046 39
    28647 05 016B   0433 G 20051027175153200 56 15 0039091+191439 39  +030 05
    28647 05 016B   0433 G 20051027175234600 56 15 0112230+105711 39  +030 05
    28647 05 016B   0433 G 20051027175338800 56 15 0203571-015914 39  +030 05
    26473 00 047A   0433 G 20051027175557600 56 15 1752430-295813 39  +029 05
    26473 00 047A   0433 G 20051027175636000 56 15 1740040-464739 39  +028 05
    26473 00 047A   0433 G 20051027175708000 56 15 1719266-601202 39  +028 05
    26473 00 047A   0433 G 20051027175813300 56 15 1444255-794444 39  +029 05
    14139 83 060C   0433 G 20051027180355000 56 15 0111110-065149 39
    14139 83 060C   0433 G 20051027180506700 56 15 0124060-214237 39
    14139 83 060C   0433 G 20051027180615900 56 15 0144407-371003 39
    14143 83 056C   0433 G 20051027180740300 56 15 0044128-294949 39
    14143 83 056C   0433 G 20051027180831500 56 15 0054506-104754 39
    14143 83 056C   0433 G 20051027180901000 56 15 0059549-015106 39
    14180 83 056G   0433 G 20051027180950900 56 15 0114284-251159 39
    14180 83 056G   0433 G 20051027181056200 56 15 0121073-034244 39
    14180 83 056G   0433 G 20051027181149900 56 15 0126507+084756 39
    21798 91 082A   0433 G 20051027181639200 56 15 1451183-662411 39
    21798 91 082A   0433 G 20051027181756000 56 15 1641549-523411 39
    21798 91 082A   0433 G 20051027181852400 56 15 1727032-365056 39
    14144 83 056D   0433 G 20051027182233800 56 15 1606019-720819 39
    14144 83 056D   0433 G 20051027182319900 56 15 1823186-741437 39
    14144 83 056D   0433 G 20051027182403400 56 15 2058026-685717 39
    24753 97 012A   0433 G 20051027182717900 56 15 1717168-400309 39
    24753 97 012A   0433 G 20051027182816800 56 15 1749130-224816 39
    24753 97 012A   0433 G 20051027182929800 56 15 1812320-030411 39
    07816 75 043A   0433 G 20051027183157000 56 15 1629478-145832 39
    15071 84 065C   0433 G 20051027183639900 56 15 1916358+151028 39
    15071 84 065C   0433 G 20051027183747800 56 15 1831274-054556 39
    15071 84 065C   0433 G 20051027183859400 56 15 1727267-285449 39
    28096 03 054B   0433 G 20051027184044400 56 15 1851444-441516 39  +035 05
    28096 03 054B   0433 G 20051027184126600 56 15 1937174-372209 39  +035 05
    28096 03 054B   0433 G 20051027184202500 56 15 2012477-295254 39  +035 05
    25615 98 055A   0433 G 20051027184429600 56 15 1932059+200432 39  +061 05
    25615 98 055A   0433 G 20051027184603100 56 15 1903397-032042 39  +058 05
    25615 98 055A   0433 G 20051027184707100 56 15 1830166-244837 39  +030 05
    13844 83 008E   0433 G 20051027185224500 56 15 2110175+160356 39  +078 05
    13844 83 008E   0433 G 20051027185406900 56 15 2137176+022854 39  +075 05
    13844 83 008E   0433 G 20051027185455600 56 15 2153047-053552 39  +073 05
    14112 83 056A   0433 G 20051027190314800 56 15 1637092-364132 39  +080 05
    14112 83 056A   0433 G 20051027190425200 56 15 1731386-295808 39  +080 05
    14112 83 056A   0433 G 20051027190554800 56 15 1850084-131749 39  +083 05
    
    Strays seen:
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    02174 66 040B   0433 G 20051027175153200 56 15 0042026+175720 39  +050 05
    17528 87 018B   0433 G 20051027180107300 56 15 0101250+191313 39  +040 05
    28875 05 038B   0433 G 20051027180256100 56 15 0107313+015410 39
    28875 05 038B   0433 G 20051027180302600 56 15 0112043+023148 39
    16409 85 119B   0433 G 20051027182403400 56 15 2051502-681542 39  +045 05
    
    
    Notes:
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    (1) The main purpose of the session was to try and observe USA 186 so
        I used a wide angle lens. Also it was planned to scan for USA 129
        however solid cloud arrived before the predicted times and I was
        completely wiped out. I intend trying again over the week-end,
        weather permitting.
    
    (2) I still have a few other satellites to measure and hopefully will
        report soon, however nothing exciting.
    
    Cheers
    Greg
    
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