Optical 22 Oct 2006

From: Greg Roberts (grr@telkomsa.net)
Date: Sun Oct 22 2006 - 06:51:47 EDT

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    Observations 22 Oct 2006:
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    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 128 frames
    which is equivalent to an exposure of 2.56 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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    90047 06 521A   0433 P 20061022000628900 56 15 0724419-092342 39  +100 05
    90047 06 521A   0433 P 20061022000807700 56 15 0732200-102441 39  +096 05
    90047 06 521A   0433 P 20061022001001700 56 15 0740267-112459 39  +110 05
    90058 06 668A   0433 P 20061022001253200 56 15 2240512-091515 39  +098 05
    90058 06 668A   0433 P 20061022001406800 56 15 2243128-093018 39  +102 05
    90064 06 579A   0433 P 20061022001535100 56 15 2343536-243630 39  +105 05
    90064 06 579A   0433 P 20061022001623700 56 15 2356275-220108 39  +103 05
    90064 06 579A   0433 P 20061022001817100 56 15 0023386-154939 39  +105 05
    90064 06 579A   0433 P 20061022001941900 56 15 0039500-111338 39  +100 05
    21147 91 017A   0433 P 20061022002642200 56 15 1122361-545731 39  +065 05
    90025 04 800A   0433 P 20061022005437800 56 15 0435373+211640 39  +080 05
    90025 04 800A   0433 P 20061022005651300 56 15 0453579+160334 39  +075 05
    90025 04 800A   0433 P 20061022005817800 56 15 0508536+114831 39  +080 05
    90025 04 800A   0433 P 20061022010020000 56 15 0535514+040752 39  +075 05
    90025 04 800A   0433 P 20061022010222200 56 15 0614044-061030 39  +065 05
    90025 04 800A   0433 P 20061022010411200 56 15 0702432-174106 39  +070 05
    
    
    Notes:
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    (1) A very frustrating morning battling with thick cirrus.
    
    (2) Still have evening of 21 Oct 2006 to measure-hopefully by tomorrow.
    
    Cheers
    Greg
    
    
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