Obs 23 May 2006 Part 2

From: Greg Roberts (grr@iafrica.com)
Date: Thu May 25 2006 - 10:32:37 EDT

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    Observations 23 May 2006:Part 2
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    Herewith balance of observations- could not use DVD recording
    so had to use the hard-drive recording - something I now do as
    a result of frequent power failures causing me to loose the
    DVD recording so the hard-drive is used as a back-up.
    
    Cosatrak 1 (Computerised satellite Tracking System).
    MINTRON low light level CCD surveillance camera (0.005 lux typical
    in non integration mode) and 0.00005 lux in STARLIGHT mode with 128
    frame integration.
    
    Used with 145mm focal length f/2.5 lens,integrating for 64 frames
    which is equivalent to an exposure of 1.28 seconds per image.
    
    Site 0433 : Longitude 18.51294 deg East, Latitude  33.94058 deg S,
    Elevation 10 metres - situated in Pinelands (Cape Town), South Africa
    
    
    
    For CLASSFD.TLE:
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    26473 00 047A   0433 G 20060523161342300 56 15 0327099-633357 39
    26473 00 047A   0433 G 20060523161404300 56 15 0248356-680345 39
    90020 04 539A   0433 G 20060523163057600 56 15 0306137-562831 39
    90020 04 539A   0433 G 20060523163123600 56 15 0257257-585006 39
    90020 04 539A   0433 G 20060523163134500 56 15 0253238-594918 39
    
    
    
    Notes:
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    (1) If the stars were brighter I would be able to track several
        satellites in broad daylight but alas (:-))) ) too few stars
        visible in the daytime.
    
    Cheers
    Greg
    
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