Observations 26 May 2004:
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Cosatrak 1 (Computerised satellite Tracking System), 1004x low
light level CCD surveillance camera (0.003 lux) with 145mm focal
length f/2.5 lens with focal length reducer, field of view
1.89 x 1.43 degrees.
Conditions poor - after a nice winters day the night looked
good - however soon after sunset a light mist set in and everything
was dripping with moisture. Eventually had to stop with the
lenses completely fogged over-- need a better dew shield system!
Site 0433 : Longitude 18.51294 deg East, Latitude 33.94058 deg S,
Elevation 10 metres - situated in Pinelands (Cape Town), South Africa
26907 01 040C 0433 P 20040526161602400 56 15 0623599-252112 39 S+055 05
26907 01 040C 0433 P 20040526161733400 56 15 0630147-514444 39 S+049 05
26907 01 040C 0433 P 20040526161907400 56 15 0632520-772916 39 S+047 05
26905 01 040A 0433 P 20040526161608500 56 15 0626180-251147 39 S+055 05
26905 01 040A 0433 P 20040526161739600 56 15 0633390-514536 39 S+049 05
26905 01 040A 0433 P 20040526161913000 56 15 0640291-772814 39 S+047 05
13172 82 041C 0433 P 20040526162110900 56 15 0755509+094608 39 R+065 05
13172 82 041C 0433 P 20040526162225900 56 15 0652122-224009 39 R+073 05
13172 82 041C 0433 P 20040526162340600 56 15 0507252-501049 39 R+076 05
25017 97 064A 0433 P 20040526163403800 56 15 0545249-170453 39 S+045 05
25017 97 064A 0433 P 20040526163550600 56 15 0535433-570330 39 S+030 05
25017 97 064A 0433 P 20040526163717900 56 15 0030588-854211 39 S+033 05
23947 96 038C 0433 P 20040526165535800 56 15 0154417-812656 39 I+092 05
23947 96 038C 0433 P 20040526165603400 56 15 0001360-821927 39 I+092 05
23233 94 057A 0433 P 20040526170414400 56 15 0012579-795713 39 S+060 05
23233 94 057A 0433 P 20040526170701500 56 15 0748203-470439 39 S+048 05
23233 94 057A 0433 P 20040526170858700 56 15 0812408-013048 39 S+065 05
14729 84 012D 0433 P 20040526171416700 56 15 0814522-153247 39 I+093 05
14729 84 012D 0433 P 20040526171548700 56 15 0833479-343419 39 I+093 05
28096 03 054B 0433 P 20040526172519300 56 15 2010119-633846 39 S+040 05
28096 03 054B 0433 P 20040526172540400 56 15 1947453-621831 39 S+040 05
28096 03 054B 0433 P 20040526172619500 56 15 1911182-590919 39 S+065 05
28097 03 054C 0433 P 20040526172736800 56 15 2110201-675840 39 S+050 05
28097 03 054C 0433 P 20040526172808200 56 15 2026301-670402 39 S+050 05
28097 03 054C 0433 P 20040526172904200 56 15 1917277-631728 39 S+050 05
28095 03 054A 0433 P 20040526172736800 56 15 2101469-675851 39 S+050 05
28095 03 054A 0433 P 20040526172808200 56 15 2017529-665317 39 S+050 05
28095 03 054A 0433 P 20040526172904200 56 15 1910245-625025 39 S+050 05
23533 95 015A 0433 P 20040526173213600 56 15 1520500-744103 39 S+055 05
23533 95 015A 0433 P 20040526173357500 56 15 1151211-442744 39 S+046 05
23533 95 015A 0433 P 20040526173532000 56 15 1057428-020347 39 S+065 05
90013 03 564A 0433 P 20040526174643400 56 15 1313415+041453 39 S+081 05
90013 03 564A 0433 P 20040526183057200 56 15 1358062+024645 39 S+083 05
21798 91 082A 0433 P 20040526175532000 56 15 1214399+033436 39 R+071 05
21798 91 082A 0433 P 20040526175631400 56 15 1150235+200649 39 R+073 05
21798 91 082A 0433 P 20040526175746600 56 15 1128303+332954 39 R+076 05
07816 75 043A 0433 P 20040526180000600 56 15 0825394-061831 39 I+082 05
07816 75 043A 0433 P 20040526180116700 56 15 0725125-285422 39 I+078 05
07816 75 043A 0433 P 20040526180201000 56 15 0642270-391610 39 I+082 05
20344 89 061D 0433 P 20040526180952500 56 15 0922201-584234 39 I+084 05
20344 89 061D 0433 P 20040526180935900 56 15 0918475-581149 39 I+088 05
Notes:
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(1) Had a lot of minor problems - all the equipment has now been
mounted in two racks but this has introduced strong banding
of the image ( dark bands across the monitor) probably as a
result of RFI from the different pc's, clocks etc so I will
have to experiment with the placement of various items to
reduce the interference.
(2) The tracking mount lost elevation position several times
after having behaved well for several months, so either the
lubrication is freezing up or the various gears need some
cleaning.
(3) The main camera fogged up but the "finder" camera was fine,
despite the main camera having a superior dew cap.
(4) USA 160 and USA 160C observed strong twilight so few reference
stars
(5) USA 125r2 and USA 40r were difficult customers with just an
occassional brief flash seen. Noss 6 (D) was the faintest
object observed this time.
Cheers
Greg
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