The software that Phil and I have written for tracking now allows a light curve to be generated for the entire pass so it should be very easy to measure flash periods, magnitude estimate etc. Because the process is fully automated it's easy to generate data for lots of satellites - just limited by need for clear skies as always. It would be useful if people on the group could suggest interesting objects and we'll start to gather data for them. The data can be generated in XML or CSV/Excel format. Regarding resolution of objects other than ISS (& MIR in the past) I have only imaged the Lacrosse series and Envisat http://www.astrospider.com/lacrosse.htm http://www.astrospider.com/envisat.htm but Phil has done quite a few others http://www.zen32156.zen.co.uk/astrophoto.htm His telescope, although the same model as fine, generally performs better on the finest detail. Although I always intend to spend more time on alignment etc it somehow never seems to happen like that! Mike. -----Original Message----- From: Björn Gimle [mailto:bg_26934@glocalnet.net] Sent: 30 October 2006 20:01 To: SeeSat-L; Mike Tyrrell Subject: Re: ISS video > Mike: > > Pretty incredible video - have you tried imaging any objects that are > poorly understood, such as Cosmos 382? > > DWA > ... and the flashing of (newly launched) Zenith-2/SL-16, whose period varies too much during a pass (for being just two flashes per spin period) ? /Björn ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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