Observations 25 SEPT 2010 ------------------------------------ NexGen mount carrying 4 inch SKYWATCHER. 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 6.56 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 UNIDENTIFIEDS: --------------------------- No 1 - not worth bothering about Short trail,moving northwards,variable,MEO 99001 0433 G 20100925214030500 16 15 1959168+024126 78 +140 05 No 2 99007 0433 G 20100925220759000 16 15 1922405+045359 78 +080 05 99007 0433 G 20100925220823000 16 15 1923312+042435 78 +080 05 99007 0433 G 20100925220835500 16 15 1923181+040857 78 +080 05 99007 0433 G 20100925220848000 16 15 1923320+035348 78 +080 05 STRAYS SEEN: ------------------- SL-12 R/B(2) 11862 80 049F 0433 G 20100925194046000 16 15 2203243-022743 59 11862 80 049F 0433 G 20100925194124000 16 25 2204003-022477 49 11862 80 049F 0433 G 20100925194159000 16 15 2204361-022300 28 COSMOS 1700 16199 85 102A 0433 G 20100925185547000 16 15 2324002-014106 28 16199 85 102A 0433 G 20100925185652000 16 15 2325041-013732 97 16199 85 102A 0433 G 20100925185741000 16 15 2325522-013443 18 16199 85 102A 0433 G 20100925185829000 16 15 2326391-013147 28 16199 85 102A 0433 G 20100925185909000 16 15 2327185-012911 18 +122 03 TELECOM 2C 23730 95 067A 0433 G 20100925185547000 16 15 2324487-013832 28 23730 95 067A 0433 G 20100925185652000 16 15 2325526-013807 97 23730 95 067A 0433 G 20100925185741000 16 15 2326406-013752 18 23730 95 067A 0433 G 20100925185829000 16 15 2327276-013734 18 23730 95 067A 0433 G 20100925185909000 16 15 2328070-013721 18 +127 03 PAKSAT 1 23779 96 006A 0433 G 20100925192130000 16 15 2222102+052343 28 23779 96 006A 0433 G 20100925192221000 16 15 2223014+052340 28 23779 96 006A 0433 G 20100925192306000 16 15 2223455+052341 38 23779 96 006A 0433 G 20100925192343000 16 15 2224234+052340 38 23779 96 006A 0433 G 20100925192422000 16 15 2225017+052340 67 METEOSAT 7 24932 97 049B 0433 G 20100925185547000 16 15 2324089-013203 28 24932 97 049B 0433 G 20100925185652000 16 15 2325146-013139 18 24932 97 049B 0433 G 20100925185741000 16 15 2326039-013120 18 24932 97 049B 0433 G 20100925185829000 16 15 2326523-013101 18 +135 02 24932 97 049B 0433 G 20100925185909000 16 15 2327328-013044 18 +133 02 SL-12 R/B(2) 26939 01 045D 0433 G 20100925182908000 16 15 0012431-013734 38 26939 01 045D 0433 G 20100925182936000 16 15 0013105-013716 18 26939 01 045D 0433 G 20100925183004000 16 15 0013385-013658 28 26939 01 045D 0433 G 20100925183041000 16 15 0014174-013629 97 26939 01 045D 0433 G 20100925183105000 16 15 0014410-013612 87 ATLANTIC BIRD 1 27508 02 040A 0433 G 20100925204316500 16 15 1954335+051718 28 27508 02 040A 0433 G 20100925204415500 16 15 1955331+051653 18 27508 02 040A 0433 G 20100925204457500 16 15 1956157+051717 28 27508 02 040A 0433 G 20100925204545500 16 15 1957030+051717 28 THURAYA 2 27825 03 026A 0433 G 20100925172824000 16 15 2056002+030348 28 27825 03 026A 0433 G 20100925172939000 16 15 2057157+030430 28 27825 03 026A 0433 G 20100925173044000 16 15 2058211+030506 28 27825 03 026A 0433 G 20100925173113000 16 15 2058500+030522 28 BREEZE M R/B range 38760 kms 28656 04 008C 0433 G 20100925185652000 16 15 2326528-015630 48 28656 04 008C 0433 G 20100925185741000 16 15 2327185-015809 38 28656 04 008C 0433 G 20100925185829000 16 15 2327505-015915 48 +131 03 28656 04 008C 0433 G 20100925185909000 16 15 2328110-020038 88 +127 06 VIDEO OBSERVATIONS ==================== 50mm f/1.8 lens on MINTRON camera.Time stamped video frames. Measured manually. FOR CLASSFD.TLE ------------------------- 90070 90070 06 829A 0433 G 20100925175104600 56 15 2058020+064732 39 +050 05 90070 06 829A 0433 G 20100925175124300 56 15 2102530+065749 39 +050 05 90070 06 829A 0433 G 20100925175148400 56 15 2108360+071125 39 +050 05 90070 06 829A 0433 G 20100925175209800 56 15 2113220+072248 39 +050 05 90070 06 829A 0433 G 20100925175249400 56 15 2121510+074404 39 +050 05 STRAYS SEEN: ============= PSLV R/B STEADY 28050 03 046B 0433 G 20100925172108500 56 15 2310220-280904 39 +045 05 NOAA 10 VARIABLE 16969 86 073A 0433 G 20100925173857000 56 15 2312060+045347 39 +050 05 B-SAT 1B drifting geosat,two flashes about 156 seconds apart to +3 25312 98 024B 0433 G 20100925174259200 56 15 2307230-001519 39 +030 05 DELTA 1 R/B range 2440 kms, steady 10517 77 118B 0433 G 20100925175338000 56 15 2109560+093522 39 +040 05 SL-8 R/B steady 15078 84 067B 0433 G 20100925180408900 56 15 2109210+093237 39 +040 05 COSMOS 2429 steady 32052 07 038A 0433 G 20100925181054900 56 15 2115010+113145 39 +060 05 SL-14R/B steady 21820 91 086B 0433 G 20100925181154200 56 15 2131120+104447 39 +065 05 NOTES: --------- (1) Concludes observations made 25th September 2010. 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