Optical 29 May 2010-Part2

From: Greg Roberts (grr@telkomsa.net)
Date: Sun May 30 2010 - 13:10:11 UTC

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    Observations 29 MAY 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 CLASSFD.TLE:
    =================
    05204 71 039A   0433 F 20100529193415000 16 15 1222305-024906 28
    05204 71 039A   0433 F 20100529193517000 16 15 1223305-025139 38
    05204 71 039A   0433 F 20100529193544000 16 15 1223577-025254 28
    05204 71 039A   0433 F 20100529193611000 16 15 1224244-025412 38
    14675 84 009A   0433 F 20100529195029000 16 15 1042295+064356 38
    14675 84 009A   0433 F 20100529195108000 16 15 1043026+064246 28
    14675 84 009A   0433 F 20100529195142000 16 15 1043328+064144 28
    14675 84 009A   0433 F 20100529195214000 16 15 1044012+064043 28
    15453 84 129A   0433 F 20100529193803000 16 15 1256469+062214 28
    15453 84 129A   0433 F 20100529193852000 16 15 1257334+061843 28
    15453 84 129A   0433 F 20100529193918000 16 15 1257580+061649 38
    15453 84 129A   0433 F 20100529193944000 16 15 1258229+061500 38
    15543 85 010B   0433 F 20100529185842000 16 15 1640118-074324 38
    15543 85 010B   0433 F 20100529185927000 16 15 1640578-074554 38
    15543 85 010B   0433 F 20100529190001000 16 15 1641319-074743 28
    15543 85 010B   0433 F 20100529190029000 16 15 1642004-074917 38
    20355 89 090B   0433 F 20100529190248500 16 15 1736347-022735 38
    20355 89 090B   0433 F 20100529190455500 16 15 1738402-023457 38
    20355 89 090B   0433 F 20100529190545500 16 15 1739304-023754 38
    23223 94 054A   0433 F 20100529191729000 16 15 0935153+121626 28
    23223 94 054A   0433 F 20100529191845000 16 15 0936314+121631 28
    23223 94 054A   0433 F 20100529191913000 16 15 0936595+121632 28
    23223 94 054A   0433 F 20100529191939000 16 15 0937251+121634 28
    23855 96 026A   0433 F 20100529192426000 16 15 1244079+061739 28
    23855 96 026A   0433 F 20100529192453000 16 15 1244374+061627 28
    23855 96 026A   0433 F 20100529192519000 16 15 1245066+061517 28
    23855 96 026A   0433 F 20100529192625000 16 15 1246201+061221 28
    23947 96 038C   0433 F 20100529174836000 56 15 0535045-395534 39  +125 05
    23947 96 038C   0433 F 20100529175052000 56 15 0545022-384447 39  +125 05
    23947 96 038C   0433 F 20100529175427000 56 15 0600563-363148 39  +125 05
    24737 97 008A   0433 F 20100529194115000 16 15 1332124+112149 28  +126 01
    24737 97 008A   0433 F 20100529194154000 16 15 1332511+112032 38
    24737 97 008A   0433 F 20100529194219000 16 15 1333157+111942 28
    24737 97 008A   0433 F 20100529194246000 16 15 1333428+111848 38
    25336 98 029A   0433 F 20100529191109000 16 15 1103078+084047 28
    25336 98 029A   0433 F 20100529191145000 16 15 1103433+083927 28
    25336 98 029A   0433 F 20100529191211000 16 15 1104095+083828 38
    25724 99 023A   0433 F 20100529195147000 56 15 1042407+063431 39  +065 05
    27168 02 001A   0433 F 20100529182234500 16 15 1257163+073952 38
    27168 02 001A   0433 F 20100529182318000 16 15 1257599+073916 38
    27168 02 001A   0433 F 20100529182409000 16 15 1258510+073833 38
    28546 04 050B   0433 F 20100529183617000 16 15 1306544+184409 18
    28546 04 050B   0433 F 20100529183702000 16 15 1308158+184618 18
    28546 04 050B   0433 F 20100529183913000 16 15 1312103+185226 28
    28546 04 050B   0433 F 20100529183957000 16 15 1313294+185429 28
    28546 04 050B   0433 F 20100529184049000 16 35 1315016+189457 29
    29242 06 024C   0433 F 20100529183055000 16 15 1216483+090153 38  +133 06
    29242 06 024C   0433 F 20100529183215000 16 15 1218111+090121 28
    29242 06 024C   0433 F 20100529183404000 56 15 1220053+090032 39  +140 04
    32378 07 060A   0433 F 20100529195103000 56 15 1044001+062908 39  +080 05
    32378 07 060A   0433 F 20100529195108000 16 15 1044418+064156 58  +080 05
    32378 07 060A   0433 F 20100529195113000 56 15 1045333+065412 39  +080 05
    32378 07 060A   0433 F 20100529195317500 16 15 1103522+112642 38
    32378 07 060A   0433 F 20100529195502500 16 15 1117112+144809 38
    32378 07 060A   0433 F 20100529195559500 16 15 1123407+162701 28
    32378 07 060A   0433 F 20100529195659500 16 15 1130001+180340 38
    33490 09 001A   0433 F 20100529162957500 16 15 1208346+050606 28
    33490 09 001A   0433 F 20100529163100500 16 15 1209379+050516 28
    33490 09 001A   0433 F 20100529163138500 16 15 1210161+050444 38
    33490 09 001A   0433 F 20100529163159500 16 15 1210370+050427 28
    33490 09 001A   0433 F 20100529163250500 16 15 1211273+050346 28
    33490 09 001A   0433 F 20100529163343500 16 15 1212212+050302 38
    35815 09 047A   0433 F 20100529184437000 16 15 1355528+052805 28  +126 02
    35815 09 047A   0433 F 20100529184559000 16 15 1357154+052804 37
    35815 09 047A   0433 F 20100529184651000 16 15 1358080+052802 18
    90085 09 790A   0433 F 20100529165009000 56 15 1030164-171956 39  +070 05
    90085 09 790A   0433 F 20100529165323000 56 15 1050570-172706 39  +075 05
    90085 09 790A   0433 F 20100529165548000 56 15 1108460-172439 39  +070 05
    90085 09 790A   0433 F 20100529165655000 56 15 1117587-172018 39  +080 05
    
    STRAYS SEEN:
    ============
    PAKSAT
    23779 96 006A   0433 F 20100529184437000 16 15 1355423+052700 28 +080 05
    23779 96 006A   0433 F 20100529184559000 16 15 1357048+052659 27 +080 05
    23779 96 006A   0433 F 20100529184651000 16 15 1357573+052658 18 +080 05
    TDRS 7
    23613 95 035B   0433 F 20100529190248500 16 15 1734052-013827 38
    THURAYA 2
    27825 03 026A   0433 F 20100529162957500 16 15 1208055+051058 28
    27825 03 026A   0433 F 20100529163343500 16 15 1211524+050753 38
    ARIANE 5 R/B  Range 16960 kms  ,steady
    31308 07 016C   0433 F 20100529163100500 16 15 1207220+050940 28
    31308 07 016C   0433 F 20100529163250500 16 15 1212100+052039 28
    ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA) range 21625 kms
    31309 07 016D   0433 F 20100529184447000 56 15 1354510+061328 39  +080 05
    KUPON
    25045 97 070A   0433 F 20100529210435000 16 15 1742247-001012 28
    ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA) range 5670 kms steady
    28887 05 041D   0433 F 20100529175833000 56 15 1133275+230654 39  +085 05
    
    
    NOTES:
    --------
    
    (1) Winter is upon me so must observe whenever the chance so conditions
        not ideal with a bright moon later in the session.
    
    (2) Main purpose was to get 90059 which was achieved.
    
    (3) 90085 running about 4min 31 sec early.
    
    (4) USA 125R2 about 30 sec early
    
    (5) SDS-3F5 about 40 sec early.
    
    (6) DSP-F19 not seen.  VORTEX 6 apparently moved again - not seen.
    
    (7) Some confusion over which is PAN. If SPACETRACK prediction for
        PAKSAT is correct then USA 202 (PAN) is the fainter satellite
        so possibly PAKSAT and USA 202 misindentified.
    
    (8) Still have DVD recording to go through but hoping to observe
        again tonight as long as the clear weather holds.
    
    Cheers
    Greg
    
    
    
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