Optical 19 Setp 2012 Part 2

From: Greg Roberts (grr@telkomsa.net)
Date: Fri Sep 21 2012 - 18:36:10 UTC

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    Observations 19 SEPT 2012 Part 2
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    Cosatrak 1 (Computerised satellite Tracking System).
    
    FLI ML8300M CCD camera with mechanical shutter + Trimble GPS
    
    Used with 135mm focal length f/2.8 TAMRON lens.
    Field of view 7.6 x 5.7 degrees.
    Images processed and measured manually.
    
    Site 0433 : Longitude 18.51294 deg East, Latitude -33.94058 deg,
    Elevation 10 metres-situated in Pinelands (Cape Town),South Africa
    
    FOR CLASSFD.TLE:
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    18009 87 043E   0433 F 20120919182237106 55 15 1320490-341703 19
    18009 87 043E   0433 F 20120919182413491 55 15 1424578-244230 19
    18009 87 043E   0433 F 20120919182530226 55 15 1521538-110410 19
    18010 87 043F   0433 F 20120919182635157 55 15 1420318-243253 19
    18010 87 043F   0433 F 20120919182740953 55 15 1507168-134416 19
    18010 87 043F   0433 F 20120919182836658 55 15 1548019-014444 19
    20642 90 050E   0433 F 20120919191920594 55 15 0946121-731110 19
    20642 90 050E   0433 F 20120919191951086 55 15 0858584-762627 19
    20642 90 050E   0433 F 20120919192031449 55 15 0657249-791855 19
    20691 90 050C   0433 F 20120919191618331 55 15 0938500-725727 19
    20691 90 050C   0433 F 20120919191653506 55 15 0842383-762806 19
    20691 90 050C   0433 F 20120919191723876 55 15 0717280-783442 19
    25489 98 055A   0433 F 20120919171846304 55 15 1444135-003647 19  +110 05
    25489 98 055A   0433 F 20120919171932007 55 15 1423355-134736 19  +105 05
    25489 98 055A   0433 F 20120919172012441 55 15 1359403-260440 19  +100 05
    25489 98 055A   0433 F 20120919172042821 55 15 1337124-345438 19  +095 05
    25615 98 055C   0433 F 20120919175107071 55 15 1716388+385354 19
    25615 98 055C   0433 F 20120919175233219 55 15 1707474+263846 19
    25615 98 055C   0433 F 20120919175404435 55 15 1649199+042417 19
    25725 99 023B   0433 F 20120919185834505 55 15 1848405-192628 19
    25725 99 023B   0433 F 20120919190005859 55 15 1910339-191302 19
    25725 99 023B   0433 F 20120919190152150 55 15 1935299-184117 19
    25746 99 028C   0433 F 20120919200747722 55 15 0921242-763733 19
    25746 99 028C   0433 F 20120919201014216 55 15 0614182-741922 19
    25746 99 028C   0433 F 20120919201246089 55 15 0439252-644834 19
    26906 01 040B   0433 F 20120919190351765 55 15 1532412-133737 19
    26906 01 040B   0433 F 20120919190503110 55 15 1527486-253314 19
    26906 01 040B   0433 F 20120919190634279 55 15 1512292-430839 19
    28054 03 048A   0433 F 20120919174616713 55 15 1419448-180252 19
    28054 03 048A   0433 F 20120919174716150 55 15 1438010-040049 19
    28054 03 048A   0433 F 20120919174751559 55 15 1445503+031513 19
    28385 04 034B   0433 F 20120919212818782 55 15 1704043-431206 19
    28385 04 034B   0433 F 20120919212955821 55 15 1707271-442439 19
    28385 04 034B   0433 F 20120919213244763 55 15 1713455-463526 19
    28541 05 004C   0433 F 20120919175528677 55 15 1357168-000014 19
    28541 05 004C   0433 F 20120919175533720 55 15 1359086+003319 19
    28538 05 004B   0433 F 20120919194240895 55 15 1128268-721957 19
    28538 05 004B   0433 F 20120919194301364 55 15 1124072-751210 19
    28538 05 004B   0433 F 20120919194326653 55 15 1113265-790431 19
    35937 09 052A   0433 F 20120919204620838 55 15 1133171-724711 19
    35937 09 052A   0433 F 20120919204646051 55 15 1059536-745332 19
    35937 09 052A   0433 F 20120919204731423 55 15 0927132-773212 19
    35938 09 052B   0433 F 20120919203513530 55 15 1059213-723517 19
    35938 09 052B   0433 F 20120919203649571 55 15 0752086-755306 19
    37228 10 062G   0433 F 20120919184325250 55 15 1729539+373601 19
    37228 10 062G   0433 F 20120919184426364 55 15 1736325+301218 19
    37228 10 062G   0433 F 20120919184617441 55 15 1748374+044933 19
    37391 11 014B   0433 F 20120919172817073 55 15 2137471+215339 19
    37391 11 014B   0433 F 20120919172953274 55 15 2222049+072713 19
    37391 11 014B   0433 F 20120919173113965 55 15 2302326-050257 19
    37386 11 014A   0433 F 20120919172817073 55 15 2136517+224638 19
    37386 11 014A   0433 F 20120919172953274 55 15 2220282+083031 19
    37386 11 014A   0433 F 20120919173113965 55 15 2300270-035643 19
    
    STRAYS SEEN:
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    02413 66 076B   0433 F 20120919181725227 55 15 1852322+351008 19
    04255 69 103B   0433 F 20120919173504624 55 15 1701330+263708 19
    06847 73 069C   0433 F 20120919174046755 55 15 1641410+260936 19
    10490 77 108B   0433 F 20120919174751559 55 15 1451115+012207 19
    13777 83 004A   0433 F 20120919174046755 55 15 1639220+291240 19
    20720 90 066A   0433 F 20120919173916146 55 15 1637530+245053 19
    21228 91 028B   0433 F 20120919174046755 55 15 1650050+283744 19
    23842 96 021A   0433 F 20120919210951225 55 15 0104218+051241 19
    24944 97 051A   0433 F 20120919180231881 55 15 1933558+304924 19  +065 05
    24945 97 051B   0433 F 20120919183100121 55 15 1759500+372838 19
    24948 97 051E   0433 F 20120919190321337 55 15 1532520-090248 19  +070 05
    25546 98 068A   0433 F 20120919210951225 55 15 0109048+042206 19
    27951 03 043E   0433 F 20120919210951225 55 15 0105010+051424 19
    28134 03 060A   0433 F 20120919210951225 55 15 0055570+051748 19
    29269 06 031B   0433 F 20120919192813053 55 15 1408590-390145 19
    32294 07 056B   0433 F 20120919210951225 55 15 0054464+051657 19
    33411 08 053D   0433 F 20120919190432609 55 15 1531094-185110 19
    33776 97 051P   0433 F 20120919183815503 55 15 1832230+242645 19
    36032 09 058A   0433 F 20120919210951225 55 15 0113359+051355 19
    37393 11 016B   0433 F 20120919210951225 55 15 0053407+051527 19
    37605 11 022A   0433 F 20120919210951225 55 15 0105115+051315 19
    37781 11 043A   0433 F 20120919173916146 55 15 1644380+274150 19
    
    NOTES:
    ------
    (1) Brilliant slow flares from NOSS 3-5B (leader) and NOSS 3-5A
    (trailer) as they came above local building low in north east,
    heading south. Difficult to estimate magnitudes but would say
    NOSS 3-5B was at least mag 0 whilst NOSS 3-5A was about half a
    magnitude fainter at peak. First NOSS 3-5B flared and as it was
    at max NOSS 3-5A started to flare and reached maximum at about
    same az/el that NOSS -3.5B peaked.All in all lasted about 10-15
    seconds. Cant recall ever seeing a Noss pair going so bright.
    
    (2) STEX pretty faint and variable but this due to poor phase
    angle and low elevation.
    
    (3) The cloudy/rainy weather is back again.... :-(((
    
    Cheers
    Greg 
    
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