Observations 08 JUNE 2009
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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.
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 reducur 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
FOR CLASSFD.TLE:
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23893 96 029A 0433 P 20090608194456000 16 15 1221347+223252 58 +112 03
23893 96 029A 0433 P 20090608194501000 16 15 1221525+222154 48 +133 04
23893 96 029A 0433 P 20090608194653000 16 15 1229557+182342 28 +137 04
23893 96 029A 0433 P 20090608194856000 16 15 1239193+132657 29 +111 06
23893 96 029A 0433 P 20090608194906000 16 15 1240111+125926 58 +109 03
23893 96 029A 0433 P 20090608195106000 16 15 1250331+071436 19 +128 11
28385 04 034B 0433 P 20090608184812000 16 15 0634397-473403 28 +101 02
28385 04 034B 0433 P 20090608185020500 16 15 0653466-471830 38 +098 01
28385 04 034B 0433 P 20090608185224500 16 15 0714537-463901 88 +121 05
28385 04 034B 0433 P 20090608185431500 16 35 0738917-453951 99 +113 14
28385 04 034B 0433 P 20090608185642500 16 15 0807085-430812 38 +089 01
28385 04 034B 0433 P 20090608185855500 16 15 0839503-391422 28 +109 10
28385 04 034B 0433 P 20090608190301500 16 15 0951058-240511 38 +139 04
28385 04 034B 0433 P 20090608190500500 16 15 1031501-100005 68 +111 01
28385 04 034B 0433 P 20090608190701500 16 15 1117112+093454 38 +102 02
32379 07 060B 0433 P 20090608175508100 1658319-293150 +085 05
32379 07 060B 0433 P 20090608175541300 1702228-300210 +085 05
32379 07 060B 0433 P 20090608175615700 1706267-303407 +085 05
28095 03 054A 0433 P 20090608180605600 0224599-860754 +060 05
28095 03 054A 0433 P 20090608180627200 2042010-884334 +060 05
28097 03 054C 0433 P 20090608180614600 0146383-863538 +060 05
28097 03 054C 0433 P 20090608180630800 2146552-882208 +060 05
STRAYS SEEN:
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ARTEMIS geostationary
26863 01 029A 0433 P 20090608173320500 16 15 1210098+131402 28 +137 02
28863 01 029A 0433 P 20090608173716500 16 15 1214090+131035 28 +138 02
COSMOS 2425 GLONASS varaible
29670 06 062A 0433 P 20090608171704000 16 15 1520493+155308 38 +109 03
29670 06 062A 0433 P 20090608171730000 16 15 1521114+153930 28 +112 01
TANSUO 2 - pretty variable
28479 04 046A 0433 P 20090608165848900 0850557-034525 +020 05
NOAA 16
26536 00 055A 0433 P 20090608170820400 0935396-514050 +030 05
FENGYUN 1C DEBRI
29908 99 025HE 0433 P 20090608170914800 0928249-511327 +080 05
SL-8 R/B
09848 77 013B 0433 P 20090608173158100 1215486+132312 +050 05
SL-12 R/B
23447 94 086G 0433 P 20090608181254600 1330072+045350 +045 05
Notes:
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(1) Objects with estimated errors where done with APEX-II, the remainder
were done manually from video images-I dont like video anymore :-))).
(2) Thats all
Cheers
Greg
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