At 02:08 PM 21/08/2007, daniel crawford wrote: >I just wondered if anybody on this list has considered using the MMTO >camera for satellite observations. >Link to current image: > >http://skycam.mmto.arizona.edu/ > >Link to PDF of description of the project: > >http://www.mmto.org/MMTpapers/spie/SkycamPoster.pdf > >It is a 'fish eye' lens that is mounted on a mountain in Arizona that >takes images every 10 seconds, 24 hours a day. Though limited to >about 6 mag (for stars), I am sure that some folks on this list could >find a use for the data provided. > >Here is a link to the evening/morning of 12-13 August (local). Just >how many satellites can a person see? (how about meteors?) > >http://skycam.mmto.arizona.edu/skycam/20070812/night_movie.avi the co-ordinates of the MMT observatory from the Astronomical Alanac are: latitude 31deg 41.3 minutes , longitude 110 degrees 53.1 W and height 2608 meters Tony Beresford ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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