Optical 11 Feb 2010

From: Greg Roberts (grr@telkomsa.net)
Date: Fri Feb 12 2010 - 15:09:35 UTC

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    Observations 11 FEB 2010
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    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 CLASSIFIED.TLE:
    ====================
    13637 82 106B   0433 F 20100211190259000 16 15 0817507+194633 28  +138 03
    13637 82 106B   0433 F 20100211190514000 16 15 0820068+194606 28  +133 02
    13637 82 106B   0433 F 20100211190552000 16 15 0820446+194558 38  +128 01
    13637 82 106B   0433 F 20100211190630000 16 15 0821234+194548 28  +128 01
    20253 89 077A   0433 F 20100211211457000 16 15 0521026+123523 58  +130 03
    20253 89 077A   0433 F 20100211211646000 16 15 0522508+123750 19
    20253 89 077A   0433 F 20100211211800000 16 15 0524041+124009 19
    22787 93 056A   0433 F 20100211201848000 16 15 0746353+124939 28
    22787 93 056A   0433 F 20100211202017000 16 15 0748057+125043 28  +117 01
    22787 93 056A   0433 F 20100211202131000 16 15 0749196+125134 28  +119 01
    22988 94 009A   0433 F 20100211185001000 16 15 0114339-021112 28  +148 00
    22988 94 009A   0433 F 20100211185044000 16 15 0115156-021118 28  +141 10
    22988 94 009A   0433 F 20100211185117000 16 15 0115495-021120 28  +139 12
    22988 94 009A   0433 F 20100211185148000 16 15 0116206-021124 28  +134 08
    24680 96 072A   0433 F 20100211200138300 16 15 1626480-652532 28  +055 05
    24680 96 072A   0433 F 20100211200144800 16 15 1623011-655901 28  +065 05
    25336 98 029A   0433 F 20100211182407500 16 15 0447492+132911 28
    25336 98 029A   0433 F 20100211182509500 16 15 0448503+133018 28
    25336 98 029A   0433 F 20100211182600000 16 15 0449412+133112 28
    25336 98 029A   0433 F 20100211221026000 16 15 0834492+132538 38  +084 01
    25336 98 029A   0433 F 20100211221109000 16 15 0835299+132453 28  +084 01
    25336 98 029A   0433 F 20100211221334000 16 15 0837560+132206 28
    26880 01 033A   0433 F 20100211200708000 16 15 1037160+102045 18
    26880 01 033A   0433 F 20100211200838000 16 15 1038467+102049 28
    26880 01 033A   0433 F 20100211200947000 16 15 1039557+102051 18
    26880 01 033A   0433 F 20100211204438000 16 15 1115000+101820 18
    26880 01 033A   0433 F 20100211204635000 16 15 1116581+101758 18
    26880 01 033A   0433 F 20100211204730000 16 15 1117542+101747 97
    27712 03 012B   0433 F 20100211222148000 16 15 1213193+074715 28
    27712 03 012B   0433 F 20100211222304000 16 15 1214354+074636 38
    27712 03 012B   0433 F 20100211222359000 16 15 1215311+074606 28
    28117 03 057A   0433 F 20100211201244000 16 15 1051130+061218 97
    28117 03 057A   0433 F 20100211201431000 16 15 1052570+061118 38
    28117 03 057A   0433 F 20100211201530000 16 15 1053574+061101 19
    28888 05 042A   0433 F 20100211203817000 16 15 1552361-692631 28  +055 05
    28888 05 042A   0433 F 20100211203857400 16 15 1459159-714829 28  +050 05
    28888 05 042A   0433 F 20100211203958800 16 15 1249190-724528 28  +045 05
    28888 05 042A   0433 F 20100211204049500 16 15 1047226-674446 28  +055 05
    29242 06 024C   0433 F 20100211185529000 16 15 0533205+061611 28  +133 02
    29242 06 024C   0433 F 20100211185741000 16 15 0535412+061816 28  +142 03
    29242 06 024C   0433 F 20100211185933000 16 15 0537354+061950 28  +133 03
    29249 06 027A   0433 F 20100211183026500 16 15 0437531-421333 48  +064 00
    29249 06 027A   0433 F 20100211183155000 16 15 0512087-524110 38  +064 00
    29249 06 027A   0433 F 20100211183324500 16 15 0612390-625649 29
    29249 06 027A   0433 F 20100211183758500 16 25 1221412-653123 38  +072 26
    29249 06 027A   0433 F 20100211183455500 16 15 0805367-701523 19
    29249 06 027A   0433 F 20100211183630000 16 15 1040021-703814 19
    90070 06 829A   0433 F 20100211213651000 16 15 1318385-153832 38  +096 01
    90070 06 829A   0433 F 20100211213829000 16 15 1323466-154905 28
    90070 06 829A   0433 F 20100211214034000 16 15 1330208-160110 38  +089 01
    90070 06 829A   0433 F 20100211214220000 16 15 1336008-161019 28
    90083 09 526A   0433 F 20100211215406000 16 15 0557381+342419 48
    90083 09 526A   0433 F 20100211215547000 16 15 0559112+334049 48
    90083 09 526A   0433 F 20100211215730000 16 15 0600462+325526 38
    90083 09 526A   0433 F 20100211215757000 16 15 0601115+324328 38  +109 03
    96027 96 527A   0433 F 20100211204438000 16 15 1116429+100906 18
    96027 96 527A   0433 F 20100211204635000 16 15 1118384+100432 18
    96027 96 527A   0433 F 20100211204730000 16 15 1119333+100223 97
    96041 96 541A   0433 F 20100211194330000 16 15 0817302+184616 38  +130 02
    96041 96 541A   0433 F 20100211194443000 16 15 0818437+184337 28  +132 02
    96041 96 541A   0433 F 20100211194517000 16 15 0819184+184228 38  +130 01
    96041 96 541A   0433 F 20100211194557000 16 15 0819587+184109 28
    96047 96 547A   0433 F 20100211191833000 16 15 0837124+225157 28
    96047 96 547A   0433 F 20100211192110000 16 15 0839580+224900 28
    96047 96 547A   0433 F 20100211192227000 16 15 0841194+224729 28
    96047 96 547A   0433 F 20100211192443000 16 15 0843430+224439 38
    96055 96 555A   0433 F 20100211192936000 16 15 0909167+143949 48  +126 03
    96055 96 555A   0433 F 20100211193030000 16 15 0910163+143557 58  +144 25
    96055 96 555A   0433 F 20100211193058000 16 15 0910468+143413 38  +141 22
    96055 96 555A   0433 F 20100211193126000 16 15 0911180+143232 38  +126 04
    96055 96 555A   0433 F 20100211193150000 16 15 0911449+143045 38
    96079 96 579A   0433 F 20100211211041000 16 15 0511197+132849 19
    96079 96 579A   0433 F 20100211211221000 16 15 0512579+133326 19
    96079 96 579A   0433 F 20100211211317000 16 15 0513521+133538 19
    
    STRAYS SEEN:
    ===============
    ARIANE 44L+DEB  RANGE 27800 kms
    21942 92 021D   0433 E 20100211222148000 16 15 1212032+082553 28  +110 02
    21942 92 021D   0433 E 20100211222359000 16 15 1214025+082805 28  +108 03
    SL-8 R/B STEADY
    11586 79 090B   0433 E 20100211190624600 16 15 0815570+193704 28  +055 05
    MIDAS 5 STEADY
    00271 62 010A   0433 E 20100211193623800 16 15 0737140+151544 28  +070 05
    ATLAS CENTAUR R RANGE 9390 KMS VARIABLE
    09329 76 073B   0433 E 20100211211519000 16 15 0519560+112918 28  +065 05
    
    
    Notes:
    =========
    (1) Another evening messed up with drifting cloud. Eventually gave up.
        Seeing quite good for Cape Town but transparency poor.Sensitivity of
        ccd camera is definately down on such warm nights ( ~ 20 to 23 deg C).
    
    (2) Last time this season for USA 129 - got it just as it peaked above
    local roof tops before going into shadow. Still have a few more days with
    USA 186 before I loose it for this season.
    
    (3) Looks like MENTOR-2 #25336 still drifting slowly westward.
    
    Cheers
    Greg
    
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