Orion passes by a bunch of Geo Sats on just about any night. Galaxy 14 & 15, Echostar 1, Suzaku, Anik F1R, Spaceway 2, GPS BIIR10, 11 & 12, AMC 23, IMARSAT 4F2 and there may even be some DirecTV Sats nearby as well. And if some north-south streaks show up, Iridiums have been going thru Orion the past few weeks. JD >From: "Richard Payne" <azastro@xxxxxxx> >Reply-To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Subject: [AZ-Observing] help! geosynchronous satellites ? >Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 18:30:07 -0700 > >Hi, hopefully someone can help identify these, I got my film back today and >on the 4x5 fish-eye trails I spotted >20 plus stationary " stars" they are all in the same approximate >declination of M42, some are brighter than others. >The same spots are on a star trail shot to the south on Friday night. They >are not aircraft because of the random spacing >and they are not in a line. I am guessing geosynchronous satellites but I >have never seen this on any star trail shots >I have done. Here is a link to the full shot with the 24mmm Nikkor and a >close-up section showing the spots >I have to send Tony Hallas the 4x5 transparancies to scan so I won't have >them back for awhile. Any ideas? > full frame-- >http://azastrophotography.com/South%20trailsKOFA%20copy%20copy.jpg > >close-up-- http://azastrophotography.com/CU-kofatrail.jpg > >Richard Payne > > >-- >See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please >send personal replies to the author, not the list. > -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list.