Obs 21 Oct 2003 Part 2

From: Greg Roberts (grr@iafrica.com)
Date: Thu Oct 23 2003 - 10:38:42 EDT

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    Observations 21 Oct 2003:  Part 2
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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 good - some cirrus bands about but no problem
    
    Site 0433 : Longitude 18.51294 deg East, Latitude  33.94058 deg S,
    Elevation 10 metres - situated in Pinelands (Cape Town), South Africa
    
    
    11731 80 019C   0433 G 20031021190845600 17 15 1907346-185258 39 I+078 05
    11731 80 019C   0433 G 20031021190901500 17 15 1929596-130623 39 I+070 05
    11731 80 019C   0433 G 20031021190932500 17 15 2011381-005850 39 I+056 05
    15071 84 065C   0433 G 20031021190311400 17 15 1541218-644727 39 I+063 05
    15071 84 065C   0433 G 20031021190412500 17 15 1728269-484458 39 I+055 05
    15071 84 065C   0433 G 20031021190525700 17 15 1832001-183029 39 I+060 05
    11745 80 019G   0433 G 20031021185745800 17 15 0501538-712814 39 I+085 05
    11745 80 019G   0433 G 20031021185813200 17 15 0407204-641604 39 I+087 05
    25744 99 028A   0433 G 20031021184623300 17 15 1651157-345150 39 I+080 05
    25744 99 028A   0433 G 20031021185044300 17 15 1815290-185822 39 I+071 05
    25744 99 028A   0433 G 20031021185351500 17 15 1904390-040003 39 I+068 05
    24753 97 012A   0433 G 20031021182918500 17 15 0126566-413223 39 S+067 05
    24753 97 012A   0433 G 20031021183014800 17 15 0028288-232116 39 S+055 05
    24753 97 012A   0433 G 20031021183104000 17 15 2350254-053619 39 S+060 05
    26906 01 040B   0433 G 20031021182544100 17 15 2050019-300840 39 S+021 05
    26906 01 040B   0433 G 20031021182627700 17 15 2127282-450315 39 S+022 05
    26906 01 040B   0433 G 20031021182758100 17 15 2358332-665629 39 S+024 05
    26907 01 040C   0433 G 20031021182156900 17 15 0123505-342210 39 S+055 05
    26907 01 040C   0433 G 20031021182218500 17 15 0144564-372534 39 S+059 05
    26907 01 040C   0433 G 20031021182318900 17 15 0242258-432025 39 S+062 05
    26905 01 040A   0433 G 20031021182203300 17 15 0125189-335711 39 S+054 05
    26905 01 040A   0433 G 20031021182218500 17 15 0139561-360934 39 S+057 05
    26905 01 040A   0433 G 20031021182318900 17 15 0237154-422842 39 S+058 05
    28054 03 048A   0433 G 20031021181504900 17 15 0251164-352337 39 S+059 05
    28054 03 048A   0433 G 20031021181605500 17 15 0203441-233759 39 S+057 05
    28054 03 048A   0433 G 20031021181810700 17 15 0045409+065634 39 S+047 05
    23533 95 015A   0433 G 20031021180845400 17 15 1343589-710202 39 R+078 05
    23533 95 015A   0433 G 20031021181114800 17 15 1712448-375946 39 R+080 05
    23533 95 015A   0433 G 20031021181229900 17 15 1744142-133235 39 R+080 05
    25724 99 023A   0433 G 20031021180228800 17 15 2010572+282338 39 I+058 05
    25724 99 023A   0433 G 20031021180356600 17 15 2048579+304655 39 I+068 05
    25724 99 023A   0433 G 20031021180559100 17 15 2136473+331749 39 I+074 05
    21798 91 082A   0433 G 20031021175804300 17 15 0255200-625737 39 I+010 05
    21798 91 082A   0433 G 20031021175931200 17 15 0030501-483413 39 I+025 05
    21798 91 082A   0433 G 20031021180114000 17 15 2248503-104102 39 I+040 05
    07816 75 043A   0433 G 20031021174704000 17 15 1326277-672618 39 I+075 05
    21147 91 017A   0433 G 20031021174028600 17 15 2337428+243954 39 S+025 05
    21147 91 017A   0433 G 20031021174059500 17 15 2358193+180504 39 S+025 05
    21147 91 017A   0433 G 20031021174130900 17 15 0020481+103720 39 S+023 05
    21147 91 017A   0433 G 20031021174159600 17 15 0042351+032114 39 S+023 05
    21147 91 017A   0433 G 20031021174400100 17 15 0221042-234732 39 S+025 05
    21147 91 017A   0433 G 20031021174554400 17 15 0348018-361502 39 S+027 05
    11389 79 050A   0433 G 20031021173311800 17 15 1946174+111926 39 S+065 05
    11389 79 050A   0433 G 20031021173342200 17 15 1940543+190745 39 S+068 05
    11389 79 050A   0433 G 20031021173425000 17 15 1934167+272857 39 S+069 05
    
    
    Notes:
    
    (1) DMSP B5D2-6 - lovely double flashes to magnitude +1 or so on three
        occassions near culmination.
    
    (2) USA 144 usual slow variation - no flickering noted.
    
    (3) USA 160 (C) and USA 160 usual magnitude difference of about 0.2-0.3
        magnitudes during first pass in contrast to difference of about 2.5
        magnitudes second pass.
    
    This concludes observations for 21 October 2003
    
    Cheers
    Gre
    
    
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