Observations 25/26 Nov 2006: --------------------------------------- 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 50mm focal length f/1.8 lens,integrating for 128 frames which is equivalent to an exposure of 2.56 seconds per image. Field of view 6.83 x 5.38 degrees. Faintest star about mag 10 Site 0433 : Longitude 18.51294 deg East, Latitude 33.94058 deg S, Elevation 10 metres - situated in Pinelands (Cape Town), South Africa Unknown: ------------ 25th Nov: 91086 06 325LEO 0433 G 20061125184828000 56 15 2101390+042549 39 +040 05 91086 06 325LEO 0433 G 20061125184838300 56 15 2108510+045641 39 +040 05 91086 06 325LEO 0433 G 20061125184853600 56 15 2120480+055050 39 +040 05 26th Nov: 91086 06 325LEO 0433 G 20061126183618300 56 15 2054200+022451 39 +040 05 91086 06 325LEO 0433 G 20061126183631600 56 15 2103010+025827 39 +040 05 91086 06 325LEO 0433 G 20061126183642800 56 15 2110530+032803 39 +040 05 91086 06 325LEO 0433 G 20061126183655000 56 15 2120150+040324 39 +040 05 Notes: ------ (1) Seen now on two successive nights, coming about 12 minutes earlier the following night. The object appeared steady at about mag +4 during the ~30 seconds observed. Cheers Greg ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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