Timing and location fits the first revolution pass over this area of NROL-65 (USA 245) launched on 28 Aug 2013, 18:03 UTC, along with it´s detached upper stage. The mag +3 object was probably the upper stage, the mag +5 object the payload (USA 245). The "beam" could have been fuel being vented from the upper stage, or the upper stage firing in preparation for its deorbit. - Marco ----- Dr Marco Langbroek - SatTrackCam Leiden, the Netherlands. e-mail: sattrackcam@langbroek.org Cospar 4353 (Leiden): 52.15412 N, 4.49081 E (WGS84), +0 m ASL Cospar 4354 (De Wilck): 52.11685 N, 4.56016 E (WGS84), -2 m ASL Station (b)log: http://sattrackcam.blogspot.com Twitter: @Marco_Langbroek ----- Op 1-9-2013 1:27, Vitaly Mechinsky schreef: > Hi all! > > Below I repost information (in english translation) from three > observers from different places of Belarus and Ukraine. This observers > described similar phenomena with satellite, but the distance between > the observer rather significant: > > 1). From Serhey Nazanov, Crimean Astrophysical Observatory (CrAO, > Ukraine, 44° 43′ 36″ N, 34° 0′ 57.1″ E). > > "28.08.2013 at approximately 19h20m UT almost at the zenith the beam > of light appeared: the north-south direction, the width of about 3 > degrees, the length is about 30-40 degrees. Well seen to the naked > eye, but the stars are not illuminates by them. The beam slowly moving > from south to north, it was seen about 4-5 minutes. The color > uncertain, whitish. When I looked at it, inside the beam moved two > satellites -- exactly along the line of the beam and also from south > to north. The front satellite has about the 3 mag, back satellite has > magnitude approximately 5 mag. The distance between satellites was > about 4 degrees. They slowly flew to the north within the beam in > direction to Dubhe (alpha UMa)". > > 2). From observer in Tal'ka (Belarus, 53°22′10″ N. 28°20′40″ E): > > "28.08.2013 at 19h22m UT I saw ray (band) of light that moves strictly > from South to North. The beam width of approximately 2 finger, the > length as from Vega (alpha Lib) to Dubhe (alpha UMa). In the middle of > the arc of light, around the edges, moved 2 satellites. One slightly > ahead." > > 3). From observer Ivan Serhey near the Molodechno (Belarus, 54°16′ 57″ > N. 26° 44′ 47.6″ E). At the same evening as observer from Tal'ka, but > a bit later (19h27m UT - 19h32m UT) (Molodechno is plased on 144 km on > the N-W from Tal'ka). > > "I've also seen it! I have photos of the event. In the center of the > white band moved synchronously two satellites. I reviewed it in > monocular. The band appeared in the constellation Aquila and passed > through the zenith to the north." > > There are the links on photos of Ivan Serhey (time in EXIF -- GMT+3): > > 1). http://www.forum.belastro.net/files/dsc0938_194.jpg You can see > satellite track near light beam. > > Center (RA, Dec): (280.317, 15.331) > Center (RA, hms): 18h 41m 16.193s > Center (Dec, dms): +15° 19' 50.883" > Size: 75.7 x 50.7 deg > Radius: 45.528 deg > Pixel scale: 141 arcsec/pixel > > 2). http://www.forum.belastro.net/files/dsc0939_863.jpg > > Center (RA, Dec): (288.594, 34.982) > Center (RA, hms): 19h 14m 22.553s > Center (Dec, dms): +34° 58' 56.255" > Size: 74.1 x 49.8 deg > Radius: 44.652 deg > Pixel scale: 92.2 arcsec/pixel > > 3). http://www.forum.belastro.net/files/dsc0940_145.jpg > > Center (RA, Dec): (276.158, 55.211) > Center (RA, hms): 18h 24m 37.872s > Center (Dec, dms): +55° 12' 38.418" > Size: 74 x 49.7 deg > Radius: 44.579 deg > Pixel scale: 92 arcsec/pixel > > 4). http://www.forum.belastro.net/files/dsc0941_404.jpg > > Center (RA, Dec): (229.449, 75.022) > Center (RA, hms): 15h 17m 47.714s > Center (Dec, dms): +75° 01' 17.539" > Size: 73.9 x 49.6 deg > Radius: 44.511 deg > Pixel scale: 91.9 arcsec/pixel > > > Is this related to the launch of NROL-65 (USA 245)? Perhaps this is > the grazing of fuel residues. > _______________________________________________ Seesat-l mailing list http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l
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