Greg Roberts wrote: > Afternoon Gerhard > > Finally finished reducing my stuff from 27 June 2009 so had a chance > to look at your image. > > I am not able to tie it up with anything within a few minutes of your > stated time of 16h08m45s UT 27 June 2009 but had no trouble > identifying the field. The image is rotated by approx -55 degrees and > the field of view is approx 9.4 x 6.2 degrees. > > The approximate position of > > start of trail is RA 12h23m27s Dec -16d12'20" > end of trail is RA 12h28m06s Dec -17d24'59" (J2000) > > Faintest star about mag 10.5-11. Your lens has some field curvature > but thats usual for lenses when they cover a reasonable size of sky - > of course its of no consequence for normal photography ( but also not > a problem for satellites) so nothing to be concerned about. Satellite > probably around about mag +3 so dont know why I dont get a match - is > your time correct? > > Maybe someone would like to try a bit harder to identify the object > now they have the co-ordinates - I must now go and attend to domestic > chores or else Ill be in trouble with the boss! > How about 08-003C, #32480, one of Kevin's beloved APTs, which past the point around 17:08:45 U.T.? Regards Russell ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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