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Title: UGC5470 Aka LEO I
Post by: Whitters on Apr 13, 2004, 07:33:00

Visual limiting mag 4.95
Image limiting mag appx. 15.
300mm f2.8 lens
MX916
10x120 second integration
(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/paul_whitmarsh/Astronomy/Images/MX916/April_11_2004/UGC5470_a.png)
Regulus just out of shot bottom right. LEO I smudge can just be made out.

[ This Message was edited by: whitters on 2004-04-13 18:38 ]

Title: UGC5470 Aka LEO I
Post by: Mike on Apr 13, 2004, 08:06:00

You've also got a dim satellite or meteor !

Title: UGC5470 Aka LEO I
Post by: Whitters on Apr 13, 2004, 16:41:00

It was a very slow moving satellite, I saw it appear when I was taking the images, it was on several frames and each frame was 2 minutes long.

Title: UGC5470 Aka LEO I
Post by: Ian on Apr 13, 2004, 17:17:00

it was probably geostationary. Any idea which one?

Title: UGC5470 Aka LEO I
Post by: Whitters on Apr 14, 2004, 04:42:00

There are two satellite tracks in the image, but I have not been able to identify either track.

Title: UGC5470 Aka LEO I
Post by: Mike on Apr 14, 2004, 20:46:00

Paul,

Do you happen to know the EXACT time the image was taken?

Title: UGC5470 Aka LEO I
Post by: Whitters on Apr 15, 2004, 04:50:00

Mike it was 22:06:58 GMT for the first of the ten images on the 11th April

Title: UGC5470 Aka LEO I
Post by: Mike on Apr 16, 2004, 08:11:00

I give up - can't find any data relating to anything passing through that section of sky at that time. Must be top secret.

Orpington Astronomical Society

Astronomy => Astrophotography => Topic started by: Whitters on Apr 13, 2004, 07:33:00