I wrote: > Second batch of yesterday evening: the HEO objects imaged with the > 100mm. USA 184 was pictured in two sessions 1h45m apart. Interesting to > see the difference in trail length between those two sessions. The comparison images can now be seen here: http://sattrackcam.blogspot.com/2009/09/molniya-orbits-and-keyhole-flare-again.html On the first image it is a clear trail. On the second, taken 1h 45m later (and with the object 8000 km higher in altitude compared to the first image) it is almost stellar. - Marco ----- Dr Marco Langbroek - SatTrackCam Leiden, the Netherlands. e-mail: sattrackcam@wanadoo.nl Cospar 4353 (Leiden): 52.15412 N, 4.49081 E (WGS84), +0 m ASL Cospar 4354 (De Wilck): 52.11685 N, 4.56016 E (WGS84), -2 m ASL SatTrackCam: http://home.wanadoo.nl/marco.langbroek/satcam.html Station (b)log: http://sattrackcam.blogspot.com ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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