Optical 23 August 2009-part 2

From: Greg Roberts (grr@telkomsa.net)
Date: Mon Aug 24 2009 - 12:41:02 UTC

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    Observations 23 August 2009
    --------------------------------
    
    Cosatrak 1 (Computerised satellite Tracking System).
    Camera mount now carries two systems that can be operated
    together as two totally different sytems and computers used.
    
    Meade DSI Pro II Monochrome CCD camera without filters.
    using integration times of 5 sec min to 25 seconds maximum
    depending on brightness of sky in particular area.No image
    processing done, but some done automatically in the auto reduction
    software.
    
    Used with 4 inch SKYWATCHER refractor- model 1025 - fitted with home
    made focal reducer to give an f/2.56 system. Image scale is 6.56 arc
    sec/pixel and field of view 84.8 x 63.2 arc minutes. Shows 15th
    magnitude stars in real time with reasonably good conditions.
    
    Exposure time to nearest second inserted into image FITS header
    from PC clock which is automatically checked every minute against
    GPS signal.
    
    Site 0433 : Longitude 18.51294 deg East, Latitude -33.94058 deg,
    Elevation 10 metres-situated in Pinelands (Cape Town),South Africa
    
    FOR CLASSFD.TLE:
    =====================
    10941 78 058A   0433 G 20090823224608500 16 15 0225579+051605 28
    10941 78 058A   0433 G 20090823224852000 16 15 0229019+051831 18
    10941 78 058A   0433 G 20090823225059000 56 15 0231265+052020 39
    14675 84 009A   0433 G 20090823230001500 16 15 2047409+001345 18  +099 00
    14675 84 009A   0433 G 20090823230140500 16 15 2049442+001703 28  +098 00
    14675 84 009A   0433 G 20090823230224500 16 15 2050397+001831 28  +104 00
    19976 89 035A   0433 G 20090823225257500 16 15 0027465+035635 18
    19976 89 035A   0433 G 20090823225453500 16 15 0029279+035925 15
    19976 89 035A   0433 G 20090823225538500 16 15 0030084+040030 18
    22519 92 086C   0433 G 20090823190648500 16 15 1717029-074638 29  +098 06
    22519 92 086C   0433 G 20090823191014500 16 15 1748346+054231 39  +116 19
    22519 92 086C   0433 G 20090823191450000 16 15 1833072+250125 88  +148 11
    23223 94 054A   0433 G 20090823182324000 16 15 1419208+075521 28  +122 04
    23223 94 054A   0433 G 20090823182657000 16 15 1422543+074957 28  +114 02
    23223 94 054A   0433 G 20090823183144000 16 15 1427422+074238 28  +115 02
    25336 98 029A   0433 G 20090823224107000 16 15 2343525+024145 28  +078 01
    25336 98 029A   0433 G 20090823224223000 16 15 2345086+024435 28  +078 01
    25336 98 029A   0433 G 20090823224314000 16 15 2345588+024627 28  +078 01
    25669 99 017A   0433 G 20090823210738000 16 15 1456273-085836 88  +135 72
    25669 99 017A   0433 G 20090823211605000 16 15 1516351-104826 38  +092 01
    25669 99 017A   0433 G 20090823212143000 16 15 1533485-120914 48  +099 01
    25669 99 017A   0433 G 20090823213153000 16 15 1621231-144450 29  +091 03
    25669 99 017A   0433 G 20090823213826500 16 15 1723160-154323 29  +084 03
    25967 99 063A   0433 G 20090823222253000 16 15 0147123+041519 67  +126 04
    25967 99 063A   0433 G 20090823222621000 16 15 0150402+041734 47  +126 04
    25967 99 063A   0433 G 20090823222740000 16 15 0152003+041824 38  +128 05
    27168 02 001A   0433 G 20090823220402000 16 15 2219138+022410 28  +125 03
    27168 02 001A   0433 G 20090823220739000 16 15 2222519+022505 28  +115 05
    27168 02 001A   0433 G 20090823221021000 16 15 2225349+022548 28  +098 01
    28117 03 057A   0433 G 20090823222955000 56 15 0147481+060651 39  +123 02
    28117 03 057A   0433 G 20090823223201000 16 15 0149558+060806 27  +124 03
    28117 03 057A   0433 G 20090823223411000 16 15 0152063+060913 28  +123 01
    28546 04 050B   0433 G 20090823221229000 16 15 0003361+023617 38  +100 01
    28546 04 050B   0433 G 20090823221433000 16 15 0006219+022841 28  +106 01
    28546 04 050B   0433 G 20090823221706000 16 15 0009427+021903 28  +106 01
    32288 07 054B   0433 G 20090823181221000 16 35 1734405+053049 38  +115 41
    32288 07 054B   0433 G 20090823181543000 16 15 1737255+052038 38  +111 00
    32288 07 054B   0433 G 20090823181917000 16 15 1740370+052306 38  +115 02
    33490 09 001A   0433 G 20090823175834000 16 15 1916537+024330 28  +084 00
    33490 09 001A   0433 G 20090823180258000 16 15 1921152+024524 18  +084 00
    33490 09 001A   0433 G 20090823180437000 16 15 1922549+024608 28  +083 00
    33491 09 001B   0433 G 20090823180543000 16 15 1853242+023427 28  +099 00
    33491 09 001B   0433 G 20090823180834000 16 15 1856110+023541 28  +101 00
    33491 09 001B   0433 G 20090823181112000 16 15 1858447+023649 28  +109 01
    90022 04 764A   0433 G 20090823202937000 16 15 2109426-103219 28  +135 04
    90022 04 764A   0433 G 20090823203258000 16 15 2113230-103414 38  +122 03
    90022 04 764A   0433 G 20090823203514000 16 15 2115522-103521 18  +128 03
    90040 05 683A   0433 G 20090823170106000 56 15 1837474+144630 39
    90040 05 683A   0433 G 20090823170351000 56 15 1852121+171035 39
    90040 05 683A   0433 G 20090823170552000 56 15 1903500+190317 39
    90040 05 683A   0433 G 20090823170854000 56 15 1923104+220135 39
    90040 05 683A   0433 G 20090823170940000 56 15 1928319+224822 39
    90048 05 605B   0433 G 20090823182324000 16 15 1420151+082759 28  +126 07
    90048 05 605B   0433 G 20090823182657000 16 15 1423466+081941 28  +128 12
    90048 05 605B   0433 G 20090823183144000 16 15 1428315+080829 28  +127 05
    90049 05 605C   0433 G 20090823183321000 16 15 1518416+110856 28  +123 01
    90049 05 605C   0433 G 20090823183539000 16 15 1521015+110636 28  +125 02
    90049 05 605C   0433 G 20090823183842000 16 15 1524060+110329 18  +129 05
    90061 06 667A   0433 G 20090823171425000 16 15 2029337-193200 28  +103 01
    90061 06 667A   0433 G 20090823171756500 16 15 2035423-194307 28  +100 01
    90061 06 667A   0433 G 20090823172019500 16 15 2040015-195010 28  +100 01
    90061 06 667A   0433 G 20090823172328500 16 15 2045567-195851 28  +100 01
    90073 07 569A   0433 G 20090823184459000 16 15 1444346-070454 47  +128 02
    90073 07 569A   0433 G 20090823184707000 16 15 1446422-070624 97  +127 02
    90073 07 569A   0433 G 20090823184946000 16 15 1449219-070802 38  +126 29
    90077 07 757A   0433 G 20090823185120000 16 15 1619093-262400 28  +126 01
    90077 07 757A   0433 G 20090823185511000 16 15 1621233-261806 98  +124 03
    90077 07 757A   0433 G 20090823185633000 16 15 1622296-261719 19  +125 04
    90082 08 731A   0433 G 20090823173635000 16 15 1429092+250538 19  +131 08
    90082 08 731A   0433 G 20090823174137000 16 15 1440271+181538 28  +092 01
    90082 08 731A   0433 G 20090823174641000 16 15 1454143+082910 19  +112 04
    90082 08 731A   0433 G 20090823175145000 16 15 1513024-065536 88  +085 01
    90082 08 731A   0433 G 20090823175416500 16 15 1526381-182520 38  +086 01
    96002 96 502A   0433 G 20090823191851000 16 15 1611172+053632 38  +141 03
    96002 96 502A   0433 G 20090823192458000 56 15 1617271+052633 39  +142 03
    96002 96 502A   0433 G 20090823193343000 56 15 1626145+051232 39  +145 05
    96011 96 511A   0433 G 20090823193649000 16 15 1728368+020521 28  +125 02
    96011 96 511A   0433 G 20090823194221000 16 15 1734108+015233 18  +127 01
    96011 96 511A   0433 G 20090823194400000 16 15 1735505+014901 28  +128 01
    96012 96 512A   0433 G 20090823194632000 16 15 2147022+040010 28  +138 05
    96012 96 512A   0433 G 20090823194857000 16 15 2149045+035758 28  +129 02
    96012 96 512A   0433 G 20090823195002000 16 15 2149597+035658 28  +131 02
    96054 96 554A   0433 G 20090823195619000 16 15 2003384-043054 38  +131 02
    96054 96 554A   0433 G 20090823195842000 16 15 2006011-042327 88  +131 04
    96054 96 554A   0433 G 20090823200145000 16 15 2009043-041352 48  +136 03
    96076 96 576A   0433 G 20090823230415500 16 15 2057289+005200 58  +130 02
    96076 96 576A   0433 G 20090823230547500 16 15 2059117+005504 68  +132 03
    96076 96 576A   0433 G 20090823230738500 16 15 2101211+005934 29  +125 08
    96079 96 579A   0433 G 20090823205649500 16 15 2316277-055850 28  +131 04
    96079 96 579A   0433 G 20090823210308000 16 15 2322455-054834 28  +134 02
    96079 96 579A   0433 G 20090823210423000 16 15 2324006-054629 18  +135 03
    96082 96 582A   0433 G 20090823200526000 16 15 1554571-041802 28  +126 02
    96082 96 582A   0433 G 20090823200748000 16 15 1556495-042100 28  +125 02
    96082 96 582A   0433 G 20090823201030000 16 15 1558575-042418 28  +123 01
    96088 96 588A   0433 G 20090823201351000 16 25 1933086-085961 48  +130 87
    96088 96 588A   0433 G 20090823201542000 16 15 1935008-090002 28  +134 01
    96088 96 588A   0433 G 20090823201802000 16 15 1937267-090027 38  +132 01
    
    STRAYS SEEN:
    =================
    TELSTAR 10
    25010 97 062A   0433 G 20090823224608500 16 15 0226579+050327 58  +130 07
    25010 97 062A   0433 G 20090823224852000 16 15 0229383+050334 18  +134 02
    CTDRS
    32779 08 019A   0433 G 20090823224852000 16 15 0231465+050658 97
    INTELSAT 4
    23636 95 040A   0433 G 20090823222253000 16 15 0144309+050625 47  +122 02
    23636 95 040A   0433 G 20090823222740000 16 15 0149181+050631 38  +117 02
    SYRACUSE 3A
    28885 05 041B   0433 G 20090823225702500 16 15 0029144+051817 28  +119 01
    28885 05 041B   0433 G 20090823225801500 16 15 0030145+051817 28
    BREEZE M R/B
    33375 08 044C   0433 G 20090823181543000 16 15 1735027+053607 38  +108 01
    33375 08 044C   0433 G 20090823181634000 16 15 1736406+054508 38  +109 01
    THURAYA 2
    27825 03 026A   0433 G 20090823175834000 16 15 1917103+023948 28  +107 00
    27825 03 026A   0433 G 20090823180437000 16 15 1923123+024220 28  +106 00
    INTELSAT 6B   NICE FLASHER
    25585 98 075A   0433 G 20090823191851000 16 15 1613154+053836 28  +120 05
    25585 98 075A   0433 G 20090823192640000 56 15 1620574+053453 39  +080 05
    KAZSAT 1
    29230 06 022A   0433 G 20090823225702500 16 15 0030507+050001 28  +127 01
    29230 06 022A   0433 G 20090823225801500 16 15 0031501+050001 28  +132 01
    EXPRESS 4A
    27441 02 029A   0433 G 20090823192640000 56 15 1621571+052541 39  +125 05
    27441 02 029A   0433 G 20090823192938000 56 15 1624558+052533 39  +125 05
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    25660 99 013D   0433 G 20090823192458000 56 15 1619037+052921 39  +115 05
    25660 99 013D   0433 G 20090823192640000 56 15 1620388+053501 39  +115 05
    TELSTAR 12
    25949 99 059A   0433 G 20090823192938000 56 15 1620276+052228 39  +125 05
    25949 99 059A   0433 G 20090823193508000 56 15 1625575+052244 39  +130 05
    
    Notes :
    --------
    (1) Quite a good night except for a light breeze which occassionally
        messed up images
    
    (2) As usual majority of measuring done with APEX ( have number 16 in
        report above). Satellites done manually have number 56 in report) .
    
    (3) 90084 tried but at extreme range ( 120000 kms),and low elevation in
        east with bright city lights prevented exposures longer than 15
        seconds so was only able to get down to mag +15 so either the
        satellite is fainter than 15th magnitude or it aint where the
        prediction said it should be.
    
    (4) Following satellites are now lost: ( have obviously done an orbit
        change:
    
         UFO-F04
         FLEETSATCOM 8
         DSP-F22
    
    (5) Ekran 5 ( 96098 ) is also lost.
    
    (6) For Derek -- APEX took 55 minutes to process 177 images during
        which time I did all the manual images on another pc :-)).  I
        wasted a further hour in checking that APEX had correctly identified
        all the strays and another half hour or so in sorting this report
        out - eg removing surplus observations- eg DSP-F19 99017A had 24
        positions whilst 90040 had 11 positions originally.
    
    (7) Seeing 15 arc seconds
    
    Cheers
    Greg 
    
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