Optical 05 October 2011

From: Greg Roberts (grr@telkomsa.net)
Date: Thu Oct 06 2011 - 11:00:45 UTC

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    Observations 05 OCT 2011
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    Cosatrak 1 (Computerised satellite Tracking System).
    Camera mount now carries two systems that can be operated
    together as two totally different sytems and computers used.
    Generally the DSI Pro II camera will be used for high altitude
    slow moving objects. Tests seem to indicate that its sensitivity
    is comparable to the MINTRON ( possibly better) but as its not
    possible (?) to time stamp to better than 1 second accuracy the
    time resolution is not good enough for LEO objects.
    
    Meade DSI Pro II Monochrome CCD camera without filters.
    using integration times of 05 sec min to 30 seconds maximum
    depending on brightness of sky in particular area.No image
    processing done but dark field applied.
    Used with 102mm aperture f/2.56 refractor ,field of view 84 x 63
    arc minutes. Can get to magnitude 13 or so in less than 20 seconds
    exposure.
    Exposure time to nearest second inserted into image FITS header
    from PC clock which is checked against GPS signal.
    Images processed and automatically reduced using APEX.
    
    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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    10941 78 058A   0433 G 20111005210002000 16 15 1959378+004108 38
    10941 78 058A   0433 G 20111005210051000 16 15 2000429+004113 28
    10941 78 058A   0433 G 20111005210140000 16 15 2001479+004118 28  +105 05
    11558 79 086A   0433 G 20111005204504000 16 15 2113254+015446 18  +107 01
    11558 79 086A   0433 G 20111005204550000 16 15 2114257+015633 28
    11558 79 086A   0433 G 20111005204638000 16 15 2115282+015822 28
    11558 79 086A   0433 G 20111005204755000 16 15 2117099+020109 18
    11558 79 086A   0433 G 20111005205020000 16 15 2120163+020641 28
    12339 81 025A   0433 G 20111005183527000 16 15 2303533+004936 38
    12339 81 025A   0433 G 20111005183658000 16 25 2305338+005571 28
    12339 81 025A   0433 G 20111005183740000 16 15 2305598+005837 88
    12339 81 025A   0433 G 20111005183821000 16 15 2306377+010112 28  +135 05
    14675 84 009A   0433 G 20111005205310000 16 15 2125235+012043 38  +095 05
    14675 84 009A   0433 G 20111005205353000 16 15 2126170+012218 28
    14675 84 009A   0433 G 20111005205436000 16 15 2127109+012400 28
    15453 84 129A   0433 G 20111005201750000 16 15 2215169-055104 28
    15453 84 129A   0433 G 20111005201833000 16 25 2215984-054835 98
    15453 84 129A   0433 G 20111005201928000 16 15 2216526-054545 28
    15453 84 129A   0433 G 20111005202013000 16 15 2217361-054212 38
    15543 85 010B   0433 G 20111005173644000 16 15 0024236+003531 28  +105 05
    15543 85 010B   0433 G 20111005173813000 16 15 0025486+004226 28  +105 05
    15543 85 010B   0433 G 20111005173925000 16 15 0026574+004800 28  +105 05
    16117 85 092C   0433 G 20111005175513000 16 15 2352338-050042 28  +135 05
    16117 85 092C   0433 G 20111005180015000 16 15 2357328-044752 28  +140 05
    16117 85 092C   0433 G 20111005180232000 16 15 2359464-044208 15  +145 05
    16119 85 092E   0433 G 20111005192335500 16 15 0004206+013835 68  +135 05
    16119 85 092E   0433 G 20111005192423500 16 15 0005079+014109 77
    16119 85 092E   0433 G 20111005192604500 16 15 0006471+014859 68
    19976 89 035A   0433 G 20111005191710500 16 15 2350369+023303 97
    19976 89 035A   0433 G 20111005191848500 16 15 2352102+023546 28
    19976 89 035A   0433 G 20111005191932500 16 15 2352518+023657 87
    19976 89 035A   0433 G 20111005192916000 16 15 0002029+025303 38
    19976 89 035A   0433 G 20111005211926000 16 15 0140589+055701 28  +103 00
    19976 89 035A   0433 G 20111005212010000 16 15 0141371+055813 28
    19976 89 035A   0433 G 20111005212051000 16 15 0142125+055921 18
    20066 89 046A   0433 G 20111005194357500 16 15 2300297-052027 48
    20066 89 046A   0433 G 20111005194509500 16 15 2301393-051722 78
    20066 89 046A   0433 G 20111005194556500 16 15 2302256-051515 19
    20963 90 097B   0433 G 20111005174350500 16 15 0010573-032234 28
    20963 90 097B   0433 G 20111005174455500 16 15 0011590-031846 28
    20963 90 097B   0433 G 20111005174552500 16 15 0012536-031529 38
    22787 93 056A   0433 G 20111005194751500 16 15 2246059-024044 28
    22787 93 056A   0433 G 20111005194836000 16 15 2246516-023950 38
    22787 93 056A   0433 G 20111005194920000 16 15 2247351-023857 38  +131 02
    23568 95 022B   0433 G 20111005203406000 16 15 2051032-065542 38
    23568 95 022B   0433 G 20111005203448000 16 15 2051457-065645 18
    23568 95 022B   0433 G 20111005203533000 16 15 2052319-065754 28
    23855 96 026A   0433 G 20111005195317000 16 15 2207183-011033 38  +109 01
    23855 96 026A   0433 G 20111005195401000 16 15 2207572-010916 28  +105 05
    23855 96 026A   0433 G 20111005195442000 16 15 2208355-010822 28  +105 05
    24737 97 008A   0433 G 20111005195725000 16 15 2218215-052322 28  +125 05
    24737 97 008A   0433 G 20111005195829000 16 15 2219259-052309 28  +115 05
    24737 97 008A   0433 G 20111005195924000 16 15 2220225-052219 28
    25337 98 029B   0433 G 20111005200131000 16 15 2341362+021504 28  +100 05
    25337 98 029B   0433 G 20111005200217000 16 15 2342199+021708 18
    25337 98 029B   0433 G 20111005200301000 16 15 2343032+021914 28
    25349 96 026B   0433 G 20111005181046000 16 15 0017001+040616 28
    25349 96 026B   0433 G 20111005181244000 16 15 0018575+041041 28  +110 05
    25349 96 026B   0433 G 20111005181328000 16 15 0019446+041307 38
    25967 99 063A   0433 G 20111005180559000 16 15 0017137+020435 28
    25967 99 063A   0433 G 20111005180712000 16 15 0018268+020528 28
    25967 99 063A   0433 G 20111005180815000 16 15 0019299+020613 28
    26716 01 009B   0433 G 20111005182302000 16 15 2345347-012426 18
    26716 01 009B   0433 G 20111005182350000 16 15 2346213-012343 77
    26716 01 009B   0433 G 20111005182429000 16 15 2347008-012305 28
    26880 01 033A   0433 G 20111005175106000 16 15 2349470-005852 28  +115 05
    26880 01 033A   0433 G 20111005175145000 16 15 2350247-005846 28  +115 05
    26880 01 033A   0433 G 20111005175233000 16 15 2351143-005749 28
    27169 02 001B   0433 G 20111005205720000 16 15 2014489+020805 28  +105 05
    27169 02 001B   0433 G 20111005205759000 16 15 2015268+020811 28  +105 05
    27169 02 001B   0433 G 20111005205842000 16 15 2016114+020751 28  +105 05
    27712 03 012B   0433 G 20111005200829000 16 15 2211194+005314 28
    27712 03 012B   0433 G 20111005201438000 16 15 2217306+005502 38
    27712 03 012B   0433 G 20111005201519000 16 15 2218123+005515 28
    28117 03 057A   0433 G 20111005181046000 16 15 0016010+035752 28
    28117 03 057A   0433 G 20111005181244000 16 15 0017571+035849 28  +110 05
    28117 03 057A   0433 G 20111005181328000 16 15 0018438+035943 38
    32288 07 054B   0433 G 20111005202209000 16 15 2135435+060042 18
    32288 07 054B   0433 G 20111005202304000 16 15 2136339+060041 77
    32288 07 054B   0433 G 20111005202344000 16 15 2137105+060041 18
    34713 09 017A   0433 G 20111005182935500 16 15 2347143+051215 97
    34713 09 017A   0433 G 20111005183104500 16 15 2348438+051213 28
    34713 09 017A   0433 G 20111005183221500 16 15 2350006+051214 38
    36108 09 068A   0433 G 20111005203730000 16 15 2027578+051847 28
    36108 09 068A   0433 G 20111005203846000 16 15 2029140+051845 28
    36108 09 068A   0433 G 20111005203937000 16 15 2030048+051846 28
    37377 11 011A   0433 G 20111005204143000 16 15 2042447+023323 28
    37377 11 011A   0433 G 20111005204227000 16 15 2043268+023414 28
    37377 11 011A   0433 G 20111005204319000 16 15 2044190+023517 18
    
    STRAYS SEEN:
    -----------------------
    13974 83 028A   0433 G 20111005181046000 16 15 0014267+043545 28
    21533 91 046A   0433 G 20111005174350500 16 15 0012030-032309 28
    21533 91 046A   0433 G 20111005174455500 16 15 0013061-031951 38
    21533 91 046A   0433 G 20111005174552500 16 15 0014020-031659 38
    24435 96 058A   0433 G 20111005175508000 16 15 2353167-045805 28  +125 05
    24435 96 058A   0433 G 20111005175827500 16 15 2356376-045142 28  +125 05
    24435 96 058A   0433 G 20111005180007500 16 15 2358165-044812 15  +125 05
    24435 96 058A   0433 G 20111005180224500 16 15 0000358-044355 18  +125 05
    24665 96 067A   0433 G 20111005191133000 16 15 2336321+024655 28
    25492 98 056B   0433 G 20111005192107000 16 15 2359043+023752 28  +115 05
    25638 99 009A   0433 G 20111005192107000 16 15 2358213+022127 28  +120 05
    26694 01 005A   0433 G 20111005200829000 16 15 2208004+013803 28
    27380 02 007A   0433 G 20111005182935500 16 15 2346207+051303 18
    27380 02 007A   0433 G 20111005183104500 16 15 2347502+051302 28
    27380 02 007A   0433 G 20111005183221500 16 15 2349071+051302 38
    27508 02 040A   0433 G 20111005203730000 16 15 2026560+051707 28
    27508 02 040A   0433 G 20111005203846000 16 15 2028125+051710 28
    27508 02 040A   0433 G 20111005203937000 16 15 2029030+051709 28
    32375 07 058C   0433 G 20111005180559000 16 15 0018205+014639 28
    32375 07 058C   0433 G 20111005180712000 16 15 0019345+014705 28
    33111 08 033D   0433 G 20111005182935500 16 15 2348290+043823 97
    33111 08 033D   0433 G 20111005183104500 16 15 2349584+043837 28
    33111 08 033D   0433 G 20111005183221500 16 15 2351155+043849 38
    
    NOTES:
    --------
    Conditions quite good - apart from brightish moon.
    Most images automatically processed with APEX, remainder done manually.
    
    05851 DSP-F03 appears lost for the moment- last seen 161 days ago
    16117 DSCS3-3 difficult in moonlight, trailed and variable.
    19976 VORTEX 6 long way from predicted position - had to search for it.
    22719 DSCS 3-07 not seen - last seen 217 days ago - moved/lost ?
    22916 DSCS3-9R not seen - probably due to bright moon
    23132 UFO-F03 not seen - phase angle/moonlight?
    25336 Mentor 2 not seen - last seen 6 days ago so has it moved again ?
    28158 DSP F22 moved/lost  - last seen 277 days ago
    
          Vortex 2 and Vortex 4 close together - coincidence.
    
    Cheers
    Greg
    
    
    
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