Re: Observing Report: 4 Geosynchronous Satellites in the Same Field of View!

From: John Locker (john@satcom.freeserve.co.uk)
Date: Thu Aug 21 2008 - 18:24:50 UTC

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    Unfortunately my ISP has seen fit to wipe out my old website completely , 
    including the images and videos that were there. , so my geo obs
    have  gone to the great orbital graveyard.
    
    However  at  http://satcom.website.orange.co.uk/   on the "Hotbirds 13E" 
    button  I have put a short time lapse  video of five geos flaring and going 
    in and out of shadow...
    
    
    
    Ok....so whos got pics of six...or even seven sats together in one orbital 
    slot      :O)))
    
    John
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: "Bjoern Gimle@GlocalNet" <bg_26934@glocalnet.net>
    To: <SeeSat-L@satobs.org>; <torbin@optonline.net>
    Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 6:10 PM
    Subject: Re: Observing Report: 4 Geosynchronous Satellites in the Same Field 
    of View!
    
    
    >
    > Generally, giving both position AND time (to the nearest minute)
    > allows a more definitive identification.
    > The time (and direction) in which it passes the FOV helps.
    > Of course for a true geostationary it is 240 s/degree FOV
    > and in equatorial (decl) direction.
    >
    > /Björn
    > ----- Original Message ----- 
    > From: <Skywayinc@aol.com>
    > To: <seesat-l@satobs.org>
    > Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 3:56 PM
    > Subject: Observing Report: 4 Geosynchronous Satellites in the Same Field 
    > of View!
    >
    >
    > Thought some on this list might be interested in this observation.
    > Ron is a member of the Amateur Observers' Society (AOS) of
    > New York.  He and two other AOS members made this interesting
    > observation on Wednesday evening from Robert Moses State
    > Park, located in Suffolk County, Long Island, NY.  Anybody want  to
    > take a crack at identifying what these guys saw?
    >
    > -- joe rao
    >
    > -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    > Hi everyone,
    >
    > A few weeks ago I posted how I saw a geosynchronous  satellite drift
    > out from M11. Well, tonight at Robert moses, I was looking  at M11
    > again. And wouldn't you know it, this time I see TWO satellites
    > slowly drifting across the face of M11. But wait, it turned out there
    > were a total of 4! It was very interesting to see this many clustered
    > together. They were not equally spaced from one another, nor were
    > they  in a straight line or any apparent pattern. Bill Bradley pulled
    > out an  application on his PDA and gave an estimated location of an
    > altitude 41.7º,  and an azimuth of approx 200º.
    >
    > Rich Huber, Bill Bradley, and I took turns  watching these dots remain
    > stationary among the drifting backdrop of stars  passing by while
    > contemplating the purpose of why these satellites were  clustered
    > together. I would estimate them to have been grouped within 20 arc
    > minutes.
    >
    > Cool stuff!
    >
    > Ron Lindenfeld
    > _torbin@optonline.net_ (mailto:torbin@optonline.net)
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