Observations 27 Oct 2005: ------------------------------------- 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: -------------- 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: --------- (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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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