Obs ML (4353), 30 Jul-1 Aug: NOSS 3-4r, Lacrosse 3

From: Marco Langbroek (marco.langbroek@wanadoo.nl)
Date: Wed Aug 01 2007 - 08:08:10 EDT

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    Obs SatTrackCam Leiden (Cospar 4353):
    
    classfd:
    25017 97 064A   4353 F 20070731220650800 17 75 1709487+132510 56 S+030 10
    25017 97 064A   4353 F 20070731220701500 17 75 1728154+111320 56 S+030 10
    
    31702 07 027B   4353 F 20070731233830800 17 75 1950101+267880 56 R
    31702 07 027B   4353 F 20070731233841500 17 75 2001502+300800 56 R
    31702 07 027B   4353 F 20070731233940800 17 75 2137154+477900 56 R
    31702 07 027B   4353 F 20070731233951500 17 75 2201410+503800 56 R
    
    Iridium 67:
    25290 98 021F   4353 F 20070731231130800 17 75 1814065+119480 56
    25290 98 021F   4353 F 20070731231141500 17 75 1809588+155250 56
    
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    Method: Canon Digital Ixus 400 + ASTRORECORD astrometric software.
    Camera at manual mode, "10 second" (= 10.7 second) exposure, wide field
    f2.8/7.41 mm.
    
    What these numbers mean:
    http://www.satobs.org/position/IODformat.html
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    Clear, cloudless skies but not as clear as yesterday. As I was very tired I quit
    after catching the NOSS 3-4 rocket again. It is a very fine object, moving
    slowly across the sky and slowly varying between +1.5 and +4.
    
    I lost my first of 3 images on NOSS 3-4r because Frenkie, the cat of my
    neighbour, was hugging the camera tripod. As a result the trail was wobbled on
    the image and I did not measure it hence. I am trying to convince Frenkie now
    that this type of action, as adorable as he is, is endangering his health... ;-)
    
    At 23:11:36 I observed a brilliant -8 yellow coloured flare of Iridium 67. The
    central flare path was almost exactly over my house.
    
    - Marco  :-)
    
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    Leiden, the Netherlands. 52.15412 N,  4.49081 E (WGS84), +0 m ASL
    
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