TJM obs of 2008 Mar 23 UTC

From: Ted Molczan (ssl3molcz@rogers.com)
Date: Sun Mar 23 2008 - 09:34:08 UTC

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    I attempted to observe USA 200 (08010A / 32706) on 2008 Mar 23 at 09:10:33 UTC,
    using 25x100 binoculars, but did not see it. The sky was clear, but my
    look-angle was not far from the moon; nevertheless, I could just see my mag 9.3
    reference star near the object's predicted path. Expected magnitude was 8.8, +/-
    1.5, so it could have been too faint. I waited five minutes past the predicted
    time, to allow for a small manoeuvre.
    
    Earlier, I observed USA 186:
    
    28888 05 042A   2701 G 20080323025942610 17 25 0509968+491719 18 S
    28888 05 042A   2701 G 20080323030040710 17 25 0336365+555321 37 S
    
    IOD format: http://www.satobs.org/position/IODformat.html
    
    Site 2701: 43.68764 N, 79.39243 W, 230 m
    
    Ted Molczan
    
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