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A CalSky celestial-calendar printout for Montchaboud, France on 26 July 2012, attached to GEIPAN case 2012-07-08299 as a satellite-pass cross-check for a witness's 22h20 sighting.
A CalSky celestial-calendar printout for Montchaboud, France on 26 July 2012, attached to GEIPAN case 2012-07-08299 as a satellite-pass cross-check for a witness's 22h20 sighting.
This six-page CalSky export lists 18 astronomical and satellite events visible from Montchaboud (45.0952 N, 5.7628 E) on the evening of 26 July 2012. The window brackets the witness's 22h20 CEST observation of a fast, silent, vaporous ball moving south to north. Catalogued passes near the sighting time include OBJECT G (NORAD 38083) culminating at 21h54m46s, Cosmos 1825 (NORAD 17566) culminating at 21h57m03s, and Yaogan 9A/B/C (NORAD 36413/36414/36415) culminating around 22h03m46s to 22h04m06s. The satellite data set used was dated 25 July 2012, one day before the event.
Observer Site Montchaboud, France WGS84: Lon: +5d45m46.4s Lat: +45d05m42.9s Alt: 577m All times in CET or CEST (during summer)p.2
22h00m39s OBJECT G (38083 2012-006-G) → Ground track → Star chart Appears 21h43m20s 4.5mag az:209.5° SSW horizon Culmination 21h54m46s 2.0mag az:298.5° WNW h:80.0° distance: 1287.4km height above Earth: 1271.6km elevation of Sun: -7° angular velocity: 0.31°/sp.2
22h00m39s Cosmos 1825 (17566 1987-024-A) → Ground track → Star chart Appears 21h50m58s 6.1mag az:175.7° S horizon Culmination 21h57m03s 3.1mag az: 94.5° E h:53.4° distance: 677.9km height above Earth: 556.7kmp.2
22h03m46s Yaogan 9A (36413 2010-009-A) → Ground track → Star chart Appears 21h53m59s 11.0mag az:320.9° NW horizon Culmination 22h03m46s 4.7mag az:234.6° SW h:82.9° distance: 1145.3km height above Earth: 1138.3kmp.2
22h12m02s NOSS 3-1 Rocket (26906 2001-040-B) → Ground track → Star chart Appears 22h03m10s 6.2mag az:210.8° SSW horizon at Meridian 22h11m22s 3.3mag az:180.0° S h:71.2° Culmination 22h12m02s 3.3mag az:124.6° SE h:79.1° distance: 1043.9km height above Earth: 1028.3kmp.3
Used satellite data set is from 25 July 2012p.4
Dawn and Dusk: nautical Twilight In CalSky, is taken as the moments of nautical twilight, i.e, the moments the Sun reaches a depression of 12° below the horizon.p.5
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Montchaboud, France Easting: 5.7628 Northing:45.0952 Time zone: CET/ CEST Weather · Sat-Image Local Sponsors: Your name? De Astro-Calendar User Profile · Space Weather · Ocean Tides · Meteo · Weather Balloons · Islam. Prayer Times → Nightvision-Mode Select start of calculation: Date: Time: : : Select duration: The Calendar-Sky The astronomical calendar contains thousands of events per day for every point on Earth. We know that you only care for a very few of these events and hence we let you personalize your own Astro-Calendar. You may primarily do so by switching to your appropriate user level, and by selecting some of the three dozens categories. In parentheses are forced limits for the maximum calculation interval. The celestial calendar is to be found further below on this page and will appear within some seconds after pressing the Go! -Button (depending on the complexity of your selections). The calendar is created especially for you. The higher your user level, the more complex objects you selected, the longer it does take to calculate. Please do not press the reload-button ; the calculations will take significantly longer. Calendar and Timekeeping Space Calendar: Birthdays, Rocket Launches Local Events (Talks, Exhibitions) NASA TV Guide Local Telescope Dealers Public Holidays Saint's Day Zodiac of today. Change of Zodiac Islamic, Indian, Persian and Hebrew Calendar Week Number General events Lunar Occultations (2 months) Planetary Conjunctions Lunar Eclipses Solar Eclipses and Transits Meteor Streams Planetary Phenomena Lunar Phenomena The Sun Asteroids (6 months) Comets Earth orbiting satellites Space Station ISS (1 month) short duration Flares of Iridium satellites (14 days) Passes of other bright satellites ( 7 days , slow!) Daily reoccurring events Sun and Moon Planets Asteroids Comets Meteor Streams Polar Star Transits Dimmer and more difficult objects Jupiter: Great Red Spot and satellite events Jupiter's Satellites: position Saturn: Satellite events and storms Saturn's Satellites: position Zodiacal light/Gegenschein Variable Stars (3 months) Supernovae Binary Stars Deep sky objects Celestial Calendar at CalSky http://www.calsky.com/cs.cgi 1 sur 6 03/09/2012 10:59
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Sundials / GPS Time / Current Time Definitions Julian Day Number Sidereal Time Local Magnetic Field Weather Balloons Milky Way Galaxies Open Star Clusters Globular Star Clusters Nebula Thursday 26 July 2012 Time (24-hour clock) Object (Link) Event Observer Site Montchaboud, France WGS84: Lon: +5d45m46.4s Lat: +45d05m42.9s Alt: 577m All times in CET or CEST (during summer) 22h00m39s OBJECT G (38083 2012-006-G) → Ground track → Star chart Appears 21h43m20s 4.5mag az:209.5° SSW horizon Culmination 21h54m46s 2.0mag az:298.5° WNW h:80.0° distance: 1287.4km height above Earth: 1271.6km elevation of Sun: -7° angular velocity: 0.31°/s at Meridian 21h55m45s 2.1mag az: 0.0° N h:69.6° Disappears 22h04m33s 4.5mag az: 28.1° NNE horizon Time uncertainty of about 3 seconds 22h00m39s Cosmos 1825 (17566 1987-024-A) → Ground track → Star chart Appears 21h50m58s 6.1mag az:175.7° S horizon Culmination 21h57m03s 3.1mag az: 94.5° E h:53.4° distance: 677.9km height above Earth: 556.7km elevation of Sun: -8° angular velocity: 0.65°/s Disappears 22h03m11s 7.3mag az: 13.6° NNE horizon 22.0h Mars Magnitude= 1.0mag Best seen from 21.7h -23.7h (h top =20° at WSW at 21.7h) (in constellation Virgo) RA=12h47m01s Dec= -5°04.8' (J2000) Distance=1.595AU Elongation= 69° Phase k=89% Diameter=5.9" planetographic latitude of the Earth=25.3° 22.0h Saturn Magnitude= 0.8mag Best seen from 21.7h - 0.3h (h top =25° at SW at 21.7h) (in constellation Virgo) RA=13h30m13s Dec= -6°49.0' (J2000) Distance=9.887AU Elongation= 79° Diameter=16.7" planetocentric latitude of the Earth=13.0° 22h03m46s Yaogan 9A (36413 2010-009-A) → Ground track → Star chart Appears 21h53m59s 11.0mag az:320.9° NW horizon Culmination 22h03m46s 4.7mag az:234.6° SW h:82.9° distance: 1145.3km height above Earth: 1138.3km elevation of Sun: -9° angular velocity: 0.35°/s at Meridian 22h04m14s 4.6mag az:180.0° S h:77.7° Disappears 22h11m12s 6.2mag az:148.3° SSE h:9.4° 22h03m55s Yaogan 9B (36414 2010-009-B) Appears 21h54m09s 11.0mag az:320.7° NW horizon Culmination 22h03m55s 4.7mag az:235.2° SW h:79.8° distance: 1153.6km height above Earth: 1138.8km Celestial Calendar at CalSky http://www.calsky.com/cs.cgi 2 sur 6 03/09/2012 10:59
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Create new default account/Login coordinates refer to an ellipsoid, which fits the true shape of the Earth (geoid). The geoid corresponds to calm sea surface. The keyword "Geographic:" uses the local ellipsoid as reference system. WGS84 mark coordinates referring to the WGS84 ellipsoid. The difference in altitude to the geoid sums up to 100 meters and is called geoid undulation. This is corrected for when tagged "MSL" (mean sea level), such that the origin of the height system is at sea level. Top This material is ©1998-2012 by Arnold Barmettler (Imprint). Hard copies may be made for personal use only. No electronic copy may be located elsewhere for public access. All pages are dynamically generated. The usage of web copy tools is strictly prohibited. Commercial usage of the data only with written approval by the author. If you have any questions or comments, or plan to use results from CalSky in your publications or products, please contact us by e-mail. Credits. Dieser Service wird in der Schweiz entwickelt und betrieben; Sie können uns auch gerne auf Deutsch schreiben. Software Version: 23 August 2012 Database updated 21 min ago Current Users: 123 3 Sep 2012, 8:53 UTC 35 minutes left for this session Web CalSky.com Celestial Calendar at CalSky http://www.calsky.com/cs.cgi 6 sur 6 03/09/2012 10:59
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Montchaboud, France Easting: 5.7628 Northing:45.0952 Time zone: CET/ CEST Weather · Sat-Image Local Sponsors: Your name? De Astro-Calendar User Profile · Space Weather · Ocean Tides · Meteo · Weather Balloons · Islam. Prayer Times → Nightvision-Mode Select start of calculation: Date: Time: : : Select duration: The Calendar-Sky The astronomical calendar contains thousands of events per day for every point on Earth. We know that you only care for a very few of these events and hence we let you personalize your own Astro-Calendar. You may primarily do so by switching to your appropriate user level, and by selecting some of the three dozens categories. In parentheses are forced limits for the maximum calculation interval. The celestial calendar is to be found further below on this page and will appear within some seconds after pressing the Go! -Button (depending on the complexity of your selections). The calendar is created especially for you. The higher your user level, the more complex objects you selected, the longer it does take to calculate. Please do not press the reload-button ; the calculations will take significantly longer. Calendar and Timekeeping Space Calendar: Birthdays, Rocket Launches Local Events (Talks, Exhibitions) NASA TV Guide Local Telescope Dealers Public Holidays Saint's Day Zodiac of today. Change of Zodiac Islamic, Indian, Persian and Hebrew Calendar Week Number General events Lunar Occultations (2 months) Planetary Conjunctions Lunar Eclipses Solar Eclipses and Transits Meteor Streams Planetary Phenomena Lunar Phenomena The Sun Asteroids (6 months) Comets Earth orbiting satellites Space Station ISS (1 month) short duration Flares of Iridium satellites (14 days) Passes of other bright satellites ( 7 days , slow!) Daily reoccurring events Sun and Moon Planets Asteroids Comets Meteor Streams Polar Star Transits Dimmer and more difficult objects Jupiter: Great Red Spot and satellite events Jupiter's Satellites: position Saturn: Satellite events and storms Saturn's Satellites: position Zodiacal light/Gegenschein Variable Stars (3 months) Supernovae Binary Stars Deep sky objects Celestial Calendar at CalSky http://www.calsky.com/cs.cgi 1 sur 6 03/09/2012 10:59
Sundials / GPS Time / Current Time Definitions Julian Day Number Sidereal Time Local Magnetic Field Weather Balloons Milky Way Galaxies Open Star Clusters Globular Star Clusters Nebula Thursday 26 July 2012 Time (24-hour clock) Object (Link) Event Observer Site Montchaboud, France WGS84: Lon: +5d45m46.4s Lat: +45d05m42.9s Alt: 577m All times in CET or CEST (during summer) 22h00m39s OBJECT G (38083 2012-006-G) → Ground track → Star chart Appears 21h43m20s 4.5mag az:209.5° SSW horizon Culmination 21h54m46s 2.0mag az:298.5° WNW h:80.0° distance: 1287.4km height above Earth: 1271.6km elevation of Sun: -7° angular velocity: 0.31°/s at Meridian 21h55m45s 2.1mag az: 0.0° N h:69.6° Disappears 22h04m33s 4.5mag az: 28.1° NNE horizon Time uncertainty of about 3 seconds 22h00m39s Cosmos 1825 (17566 1987-024-A) → Ground track → Star chart Appears 21h50m58s 6.1mag az:175.7° S horizon Culmination 21h57m03s 3.1mag az: 94.5° E h:53.4° distance: 677.9km height above Earth: 556.7km elevation of Sun: -8° angular velocity: 0.65°/s Disappears 22h03m11s 7.3mag az: 13.6° NNE horizon 22.0h Mars Magnitude= 1.0mag Best seen from 21.7h -23.7h (h top =20° at WSW at 21.7h) (in constellation Virgo) RA=12h47m01s Dec= -5°04.8' (J2000) Distance=1.595AU Elongation= 69° Phase k=89% Diameter=5.9" planetographic latitude of the Earth=25.3° 22.0h Saturn Magnitude= 0.8mag Best seen from 21.7h - 0.3h (h top =25° at SW at 21.7h) (in constellation Virgo) RA=13h30m13s Dec= -6°49.0' (J2000) Distance=9.887AU Elongation= 79° Diameter=16.7" planetocentric latitude of the Earth=13.0° 22h03m46s Yaogan 9A (36413 2010-009-A) → Ground track → Star chart Appears 21h53m59s 11.0mag az:320.9° NW horizon Culmination 22h03m46s 4.7mag az:234.6° SW h:82.9° distance: 1145.3km height above Earth: 1138.3km elevation of Sun: -9° angular velocity: 0.35°/s at Meridian 22h04m14s 4.6mag az:180.0° S h:77.7° Disappears 22h11m12s 6.2mag az:148.3° SSE h:9.4° 22h03m55s Yaogan 9B (36414 2010-009-B) Appears 21h54m09s 11.0mag az:320.7° NW horizon Culmination 22h03m55s 4.7mag az:235.2° SW h:79.8° distance: 1153.6km height above Earth: 1138.8km Celestial Calendar at CalSky http://www.calsky.com/cs.cgi 2 sur 6 03/09/2012 10:59
→ Ground track → Star chart elevation of Sun: -9° angular velocity: 0.35°/s at Meridian 22h04m37s 4.6mag az:180.0° S h:72.4° Disappears 22h11m26s 6.3mag az:149.9° SSE h:9.1° 22h04m06s Yaogan 9C (36415 2010-009-C) → Ground track → Star chart Appears 21h54m19s 11.0mag az:320.9° NW horizon Culmination 22h04m06s 4.7mag az:234.6° SW h:82.7° distance: 1145.9km height above Earth: 1138.6km elevation of Sun: -9° angular velocity: 0.35°/s at Meridian 22h04m35s 4.6mag az:180.0° S h:77.5° Disappears 22h11m32s 6.2mag az:148.3° SSE h:9.5° 22h06m Sun Sun 9° below horizon 22h12m02s NOSS 3-1 Rocket (26906 2001-040-B) → Ground track → Star chart Appears 22h03m10s 6.2mag az:210.8° SSW horizon at Meridian 22h11m22s 3.3mag az:180.0° S h:71.2° Culmination 22h12m02s 3.3mag az:124.6° SE h:79.1° distance: 1043.9km height above Earth: 1028.3km elevation of Sun: -10° angular velocity: 0.41°/s Disappears 22h21m40s 6.5mag az: 39.2° NE horizon 22h28m38s USA 186/KH (28888 2005-042-A) → Ground track → Star chart Appears 22h27m48s 3.8mag az:118.9° ESE h:24.0° Culmination 22h28m38s 3.4mag az: 73.9° ENE h:33.4° distance: 478.1km height above Earth: 275.6km elevation of Sun: -12° angular velocity: 0.98°/s at Meridian 22h31m24s 7.4mag az: 0.0° N h:5.2° Disappears 22h32m28s 8.3mag az:355.6° N horizon 22h29m Sun Dusk 22h35m44s XaTcobeo (38082 2012-006-F) → Ground track → Star chart Appears 22h24m37s 4.7mag az:226.5° SW horizon Culmination 22h35m44s 3.0mag az:305.1° NW h:48.8° distance: 1561.4km height above Earth: 1244.3km elevation of Sun: -13° angular velocity: 0.26°/s at Meridian 22h39m02s 3.5mag az: 0.0° N h:31.1° Disappears 22h45m10s 4.7mag az: 25.6° NNE horizon Time uncertainty of about 3 seconds 22h42m29s ALOS (28931 2006-002-A) → Ground track → Star chart Appears 22h39m26s 4.3mag az:135.9° SE h:19.3° Culmination 22h42m29s 3.4mag az: 70.5° ENE h:46.6° distance: 923.9km height above Earth: 700.4km elevation of Sun: -14° angular velocity: 0.48°/s at Meridian 22h46m30s 6.6mag az: 0.0° N h:12.9° Disappears 22h49m19s 8.2mag az:352.7° N horizon 22h46m14s Cosmos 2369 Rocket (26070 Appears 22h38m09s 8.7mag az:336.7° NNW horizon at Meridian 22h43m58s 4.8mag az: 0.0° N h:33.5° Culmination 22h46m14s 3.2mag az: 59.4° ENE h:54.2° Celestial Calendar at CalSky http://www.calsky.com/cs.cgi 3 sur 6 03/09/2012 10:59
Moleskine 12 Month 2011 Daily Diary Planner Moleskine Nouveau EUR 9,02 1er Prix EUR 6,02 SUNSETS AND SKY E-CALENDAR Start Exploring the Night Sky Dennis Mammana Blue Skies and Dragonflies 2009 Cale... Becky Kelly Astronomy 2008 Calendar Terence Dickinson A propos de cet espace 2000-006-B) → Ground track → Star chart distance: 1009.7km height above Earth: 843.2km elevation of Sun: -14° angular velocity: 0.41°/s Disappears 22h49m54s 4.0mag az:130.2° SE h:20.7° 22h53m20s USA 229/NOSS-3 5(B) (37391 2011-014-B) → Ground track → Star chart Appears 22h43m18s 7.2mag az:205.5° SSW horizon at Meridian 22h51m39s 4.7mag az:180.0° S h:53.0° Culmination 22h53m20s 4.4mag az:122.5° ESE h:68.6° distance: 1225.3km height above Earth: 1154.6km elevation of Sun: -15° angular velocity: 0.35°/s Disappears 23h03m08s 7.7mag az: 39.9° NE horizon 22h53m27s USA 228/NOSS-3 5(A) (37386 2011-014-A) → Ground track → Star chart Appears 22h43m26s 7.2mag az:205.2° SSW horizon at Meridian 22h51m42s 4.7mag az:180.0° S h:51.8° Culmination 22h53m27s 4.4mag az:122.4° ESE h:67.9° distance: 1227.7km height above Earth: 1152.2km elevation of Sun: -15° angular velocity: 0.35°/s Disappears 23h03m14s 7.7mag az: 39.9° NE horizon 22h54m Sun Sun 15° below horizon 18 Items/Events: Export to Outlook/iCal Print Used satellite data set is from 25 July 2012 Hide glossary Glossary: Appears Local time at which the satellite appears visually. The first figure indicates the visual brightness of the object. The smaller the number, the brighter and more eye-catching it appears to an observer. The units are astronomical magnitudes [m]. Azimuth is given in degrees counting from geographic north clockwise to the east direction. The three-character direction code is given as well. In case the satellite exits from the Earth shadow and comes into the glare of the Sun, the elevation above horizon is given in degrees for this event. If this figure is omitted, the satellite is visible straight from the horizon. at Meridian Time of the transit of the meridian, i.e. the satellite is due South or due North. At this time, the satellite will not reach its highest point of the pass. Look for culmination. Azimuth/az Azimuth direction of the object is given in degrees counting from geographic north (0°) clockwise to the east direction. East is 90°, south 180°, and west 270°. The three-character direction code is given as well. For example, NNW stands for north-north-west. Best seen between / h max This is the best visibility time interval of the object. The calculation takes into account the magnitude of the object (required elevation above horizon), and the elevation of the Sun. The time is given in local civil time (LCT), i.e., the time zone and definitions as selected by you. h max is the maximum altitude over the horizon, that the object reaches during this time period. Culmination Celestial Calendar at CalSky http://www.calsky.com/cs.cgi 4 sur 6 03/09/2012 10:59
Time at which the satellite reaches his highest point in the sky as seen from the observer. For description of the figures see Appears . Visually "better" passes of satellites are indicated by highlighting the information. The selection within the list of all possible transits is coupled with the observer level, the daylight, and several other conditions. Dawn and Dusk: nautical Twilight In CalSky, is taken as the moments of nautical twilight, i.e., the moments the Sun reaches a depression of 12° below the horizon. Not astronomically trained people will recognize the brightening of the horizon at these times. Dec., declination, DE One coordinate used to indicate the position on the sky. It is the angular distance of the object from the celestial equator. North pole, close to Polaris, is 90° north. Diameter Diameter is the geocentric apparent angular diameter of a celestial object (topocentric for artificial satellites). The value is given in seconds of arc for planets and satellites, and in minutes of arc for Sun and Moon. Disappears Local time of visual disappearance of the satellite. This may either be the time at which the satellite moves below the observer's horizon or the entry of the object in the shadow of Earth (the elevation is given for this event). The low Earth orbiting (LEO) satellites are usually visible for about 10 seconds more than the listed time, when they start fading rapidly. Elongation The elongation is the angular separation of the (ecliptic) longitudes of a celestial body and the central body (Sun, for moons: Jupiter or Saturn), as seen from the Earth mass center. J2000, precession, nutation The plains of ecliptic and equator shift with time by perturbations from the Sun, Moon and planets. The long-term shift is called precession; the short periodic variations are called nutation. The given celestial coordinates are referred to the true direction of the vernal equinox and the true obliquity of the ecliptic to the standard reference time 1 January 2000. For this date many star charts and coordinate tables are printed. Magnitude/Mag Brightness of an object considered as a point source of light, on a logarithmic scale.\ Visual limiting magnitude is about 6mag, whereas the brightest star Sirius reaches -1.4mag. The Hubble Space Telescope can image objects as dim as 29mag. Phase Ratio of the illuminated fraction of the apparent planetary or lunar disk to its entire area. R.A., right ascension, RA One coordinate used to indicate the position on the sphere. It is the angular distance of the object from the spring equinox measured along the celestial equator, expressed in hours of arc. Time and Date Date of validity of calculated output in local time and date, taking into account daylight saving time as well (see the current time zone on the left of the Earth icon on top right of almost all pages). The time is given as hours:minutes:seconds, or 00h00m00s. The time may also be rounded and given in decimal form: e.g., 10.1h means that the event will take place at about 5 minutes past 10 o'clock. This may also happen for days: 4.3d corresponds to the fourth day at around 7 o'clock. The start time is taken as selected by you, i.e., this is not necessarily at midnight. For intervals shorter than one day, decimal days are given. Times are given in 24 hour format (0h00m is midnight, 12h: noon, 18h: 6 pm.) WGS84 / Geographical Coordinates Geographical coordinates are given by the angles longitude (Lon), latitude (Lat), and altitude in meters (Alt). A place north of the equator at marked by N or +, places south of the equator by S or -. The longitude from the meridian of Greenwich is counted positive towards east (E). Places west from Greenwich are marked W or by -. The geographical Celestial Calendar at CalSky http://www.calsky.com/cs.cgi 5 sur 6 03/09/2012 10:59
Create new default account/Login coordinates refer to an ellipsoid, which fits the true shape of the Earth (geoid). The geoid corresponds to calm sea surface. The keyword "Geographic:" uses the local ellipsoid as reference system. WGS84 mark coordinates referring to the WGS84 ellipsoid. The difference in altitude to the geoid sums up to 100 meters and is called geoid undulation. This is corrected for when tagged "MSL" (mean sea level), such that the origin of the height system is at sea level. Top This material is ©1998-2012 by Arnold Barmettler (Imprint). Hard copies may be made for personal use only. No electronic copy may be located elsewhere for public access. All pages are dynamically generated. The usage of web copy tools is strictly prohibited. Commercial usage of the data only with written approval by the author. If you have any questions or comments, or plan to use results from CalSky in your publications or products, please contact us by e-mail. Credits. Dieser Service wird in der Schweiz entwickelt und betrieben; Sie können uns auch gerne auf Deutsch schreiben. Software Version: 23 August 2012 Database updated 21 min ago Current Users: 123 3 Sep 2012, 8:53 UTC 35 minutes left for this session Web CalSky.com Celestial Calendar at CalSky http://www.calsky.com/cs.cgi 6 sur 6 03/09/2012 10:59