Ozsky BY UnIDs

From: Brad Young (allenb_young@yahoo.com)
Date: Mon Apr 11 2011 - 18:24:05 UTC

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    Used site number 8888 = 31.2773 S, 149.2790 E
    Equipment was typically 18" f/4.2 Dobsonian reflector at 46x or 87x manual sweeping by star hop. I did attempt to use Argo Navis on another 18" and even a 25" scope, with poor results. UT is from the Australian Speaking Clock and my usual Robic stopwatch.
    
    
    99998 11 901A   8888 E 20110401094824710 17 25 1630624-765253 37  
    
    99999 11 902A   8888 E 20110406141834710 57 25 1801200+020710 58  
    99999 11 902A   8888 E 20110406141837790 57 25 1801995+020938 37  
    
    The only two satellites seen I can't ID. First one was > 1000 km up at 11mag in field with Comet 2009 F4 McNaught, and seen also by Chris Wyatt, who was showing me the comet. The second was seen low in the east, on a Molniya type path, while sweeping for 22009 (not seen). It was moving way too fast to be a geosat (and i~67 deg); I took another position but can't reconcile. Neither object had the "look" of a plane.
    
    Brad Young
    Ozsky 2011 Star Party
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