Hi all, Just back from slaving over a hot telescope...and my , was it hot. Temp was reading 36 deg C on the Lancashire coast just north of Liverpool. The exact location was the Crosby Coastguard station 53:29:53 03:03:30. The passes took place at 1337-13 BST and 1512-15 BST. This is the first time I have seen two consectutive transits from one location. Positioning was critical to ensure both passes were capture. Despite the fact that working for 3 hours out of the back of a 4x4 vehicle in soaring temperatures isn't recommended , I managed to capture both on video. (The OTA was too hot to touch by the end of the afternoon , no shade to protect it ) Results are here http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/satcom_transits/1337Aug7.gif ....and here http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/satcom_transits/1512aug7.gif I'll put a full report up as soon as I have cooled off :O) Data sets from both Tom Fly and Arnold Barmettler (CalSky) were used ...and they were spot on ! (Well done guys) Regards, John ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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