Peter Wakelin wrote in: http://satobs.org/seesat/Aug-2005/0108.html <huge snip> > 0104001201805080803432498 01 12145781 +65574 1 5 > 0104003201805080803440215 01 12133754 +71181 1 5 > 0104001201805080803440824 01 12133718 +71145 1 5 > 999 > > What these numbers mean: http://www.satobs.org/position/UKformat.html They also mean one incredible dusk to dawn observing tour de force! I just took my first long look at your report of Aug 7/8 UTC, and was stunned to find 312 positions of 59 objects on 122 transits, over a period of 7 hours and 16 minutes. You had to be in constant motion that whole time, observing, making notes, consulting charts, star-hopping. In this less than 10 min span, you tracked 8 different objects, most of them faint: 8401206201805080722563192 01 12015165 +35387 1 5 +9 S 9005005201805080722582026 01 12133249 +59368 1 5 +7 S 8704305201805080722590942 01 12170435 +33006 1 5 +9 S 9005003201805080723004350 01 12192029 +65084 1 5 +7 S 9005004201805080723005928 01 12193130 +63197 1 5 +7 S 0300902201805080723022290 01 12141911 +16401 2 5 +4 S 8704306201805080723040657 01 12162705 +34024 1 5 +9 S 8704306201805080723044896 01 12171201 +29293 1 5 +9 S 8704306201805080723051940 01 12174217 +25259 1 5 +9 S 8704306201805080723053081 01 12175288 +23474 1 5 +9 S 7711201201805080723062760 01 12173402 +14569 1 5 +9 S I imagine the preparation and reduction time about equalled the observing time. Congratulations, Peter, on an exceptional night! Ted Molczan ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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