SATOBS ML (4353), 16 Sep 2012 (Pt I): NOSS 3-6/NROL-36

From: Marco Langbroek (marco.langbroek@online.nl)
Date: Sun Sep 16 2012 - 13:50:27 UTC

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    Obs SatTrackCam Leiden (Cospar 4353):
    
    38770 12 048N   4353 P 20120916024852250 17 75 0730583+029050 56 R
    38770 12 048N   4353 P 20120916024907250 17 75 0742106+047730 56 R
    38770 12 048N   4353 P 20120916024937250 17 75 0804103+082020 56 R
    
    38758 12 048A   4353 P 20120916025417250 17 75 0656506+059250 56 R
    
    79603 12 048P   4353 P 20120916025432250 17 75 0700185+065400 56
    79603 12 048P   4353 P 20120916025502250 17 75 0718221+094730 56
    79603 12 048P   4353 P 20120916025532250 17 75 0736434+121820 56
    
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    Canon EOS 60D + Samyang 1.4/85mm, 800 ISO + ASTRORECORD astrometric
    software.
    What these numbers mean: http://www.satobs.org/position/IODformat.html
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    My first obs on these new objects. Under not quite favourable conditions: hazy 
    sky, very low elevation (14 deg for the r/b, 22 deg for the payloads) due east 
    and unfavourable phase angle.
    
    As a result, the trails are quite faint and in case of the payloads even 
    downright marginal. Analysts therefore should beware with these data.
    
    The leading object indeed seems variable, and so does the r/b.
    
    - Marco
    
    
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    Dr Marco Langbroek  -  SatTrackCam Leiden, the Netherlands.
    e-mail: sattrackcam@langbroek.org
    
    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
    Station (b)log: http://sattrackcam.blogspot.com
    Twitter: @Marco_Langbroek
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