Observations 12 SEPT 2010
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Cosatrak 1 (Computerised satellite Tracking System).
Camera mount now carries two systems that can be operated
together as two totally different sytems and computers used.
Meade DSI Pro II Monochrome CCD camera without filters.
using integration times of 5 sec min to 25 seconds maximum
depending on brightness of sky in particular area.No image
processing done, but some done automatically in the auto reduction
software.
Used with 4 inch SKYWATCHER refractor- model 1025 - fitted with home
made focal reducer to give an f/2.56 system. Image scale is 6.56 arc
sec/pixel and field of view 84.8 x 63.2 arc minutes. Shows 15th
magnitude stars in real time with reasonably good conditions.
Exposure time to nearest second inserted into image FITS header
from PC clock which is automatically checked every minute against
GPS signal.
Site 0433 : Longitude 18.51294 deg East, Latitude -33.94058 deg,
Elevation 10 metres-situated in Pinelands (Cape Town),South Africa
FOR CLASSFD.TLE:
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04510 70 069A 0433 G 20100912175457500 16 15 1642101-074557 28 +135 06
04510 70 069A 0433 G 20100912175545500 16 15 1643000-074255 28 +136 03
04510 70 069A 0433 G 20100912175659500 16 15 1644185-073752 38 +131 02
04510 70 069A 0433 G 20100912175804500 16 15 1645275-073258 28 +140 09
04510 70 069A 0433 G 20100912175851500 16 15 1646175-072958 28
06691 73 040A 0433 G 20100912180045500 16 15 1705258-071805 28 +114 01
06691 73 040A 0433 G 20100912180130500 16 15 1706094-071711 28
06691 73 040A 0433 G 20100912180200500 16 15 1706403-071630 18
06691 73 040A 0433 G 20100912180229500 16 15 1707099-071554 28
06691 73 040A 0433 G 20100912180259500 16 15 1707398-071510 28
14675 84 009A 0433 G 20100912192038000 16 15 1730152-024303 28
14675 84 009A 0433 G 20100912192107000 16 15 1730517-024302 28
14675 84 009A 0433 G 20100912192149000 16 15 1731450-024258 28
19976 89 035A 0433 G 20100912172040000 16 15 2015100-011102 18 +106 01
19976 89 035A 0433 G 20100912172125000 16 15 2016008-011042 28 +106 00
19976 89 035A 0433 G 20100912172203000 16 15 2016445-011026 28 +103 01
19976 89 035A 0433 G 20100912172242000 16 15 2017287-011008 18 +102 01
19976 89 035A 0433 G 20100912172310000 16 15 2018003-010955 18
19976 89 035A 0433 G 20100912172406000 16 15 2019049-010929 28 +098 10
19976 89 035A 0433 G 20100912172542500 16 15 2020543-010844 97
25336 98 029A 0433 G 20100912191853000 16 15 1727359-033322 28
25336 98 029A 0433 G 20100912192038000 16 15 1729230-033423 18
25336 98 029A 0433 G 20100912192107000 16 15 1729524-033438 28
25336 98 029A 0433 G 20100912192149000 16 15 1730355-033502 28
25336 98 029A 0433 G 20100912192306000 16 15 1731536-033542 38
25724 99 023A 0433 G 20100912173455000 16 15 2009532+011309 28
25724 99 023A 0433 G 20100912173630000 16 15 2026409-002447 28 +079 00
25724 99 023A 0433 G 20100912173725000 16 15 2036255-011839 38 +078 00
25724 99 023A 0433 G 20100912173810000 16 25 2044488-020154 28 +086 12
25724 99 023A 0433 G 20100912173856000 16 15 2052467-024401 28 +089 00
27938 03 041B 0433 G 20100912174306500 16 15 2009267+065820 28
27938 03 041B 0433 G 20100912174353500 16 15 2010135+065718 28 +119 01
27938 03 041B 0433 G 20100912174432500 16 15 2010526+065628 28 +116 01
27938 03 041B 0433 G 20100912174503500 16 15 2011245+065546 28 +115 01
27938 03 041B 0433 G 20100912174533500 16 15 2011544+065506 28
32288 07 054B 0433 G 20100912174728500 16 15 1950442+062412 18
32288 07 054B 0433 G 20100912174808500 16 15 1951203+062425 18
32288 07 054B 0433 G 20100912174838500 16 15 1951474+062435 18
32288 07 054B 0433 G 20100912174908500 16 15 1952143+062445 18
32288 07 054B 0433 G 20100912174937500 16 15 1952408+062455 18
33490 09 001A 0433 G 20100912173301500 16 15 2008587+024618 18 +084 01
33490 09 001A 0433 G 20100912173359500 16 15 2009553+024639 28
33490 09 001A 0433 G 20100912174039500 16 15 2016359+024936 28 +086 00
33490 09 001A 0433 G 20100912174112500 16 15 2017083+024951 18 +085 01
33490 09 001A 0433 G 20100912174142500 16 15 2017387+025004 18 +085 01
UNKNOWN
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00001 0433 G 20100912192038000 16 15 1728045-035346 28
00001 0433 G 20100912192107000 16 15 1728456-035226 78
STRAYS SEEN:
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COSMOS 1581
15095 84 071A 0433 G 20100912174808500 16 15 1950220+062209 28
THURAYA 2
27825 03 026A 0433 G 20100912173301500 16 15 2009221+024123 18
27825 03 026A 0433 G 20100912173359500 16 15 2010208+024147 28
27825 03 026A 0433 G 20100912174039500 16 15 2017019+024441 28
27825 03 026A 0433 G 20100912174112500 16 15 2017344+024456 18
27825 03 026A 0433 G 20100912174142500 16 15 2018048+024509 18
Notes:
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(1) Unknown looked interesting - short trail and variable. First image
about mag 12, second one had faded at least a magnitude and lost
thereafter.
Cheers
Greg
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