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(meteorobs) photographic observations
Hi all !
Last week I finally got an opportunity after weeks of cloudy nights to do
some observing and put my recently acquired Kendrick dew remover system to
the test(it worked flawlessly,and I highly recommend it to anyone else who
has problems with condensation on their optics).
Over three nights I shot 8 rolls of film (mainly 36 exp) under the best
conditions that London suburbs have to offer....far from ideal I know ,but
for the moment ,till I find a "dark sky" site which I can use I'm trying to
make the best of what's available (plus its nice to be able to retreat back
into a cosy house when conditions become unfavorable for observing;)
So far I've only developed 2 of the films,which I got back the other
day,and as expected all exposures came out badly fogged,but even so,I can
just make out one +0mag meteor barely visible as a hairline streak below
Ursa Major ,which I'm certain is a Virginid.
After close inspection of my other exposures I found 2 "dumbbell" like
objects, on separate exposures and films,taken hours apart which are
puzzling me at the moment.Each is only a small fraction of a degree long
line(broken in one of the exposures),with a "ball" at each end.My first
thought was that these were satellites,glinting as they rotated and
catching the light much more visibly at the points where they appear as the
"balls" at either end of the dumbbell.... but for them to be satellites I
would have expected the overall length to be much greater ,as the
satellites I have visually observed would have covered many degrees ,if not
tens of degrees in a 40 second exposure.The line between the
dumbbells would also have extended past the "balls" at either end I would
have thought??
Unfortunately I don't have a scanner ,but I will perhaps get a friend of
mine who has one to scan them for me,however if anyone is interested in the
mean time,I will mail reprints to you at request.
Clear skys to all,
Leo
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