SAT-TRACKS NOTE: The Midsouth Astronomy Groups Website We are Inactive at the current time, We will maintain the photo galleries and keep the data pages up for those interested, Last update March 14, 2006.     Satellite Orbital data collected by MAG includes position reports of satellites not available from usual public sources and objects in decaying orbits.  Additionally, reports of  photometric periods of BWGS priority objects and iridium tumblers are collected as well as data  for special projects such as Nasa's Starshine 3 project, Abrixas project and others.
    The Sat-Tracks image Gallery contains pics of Iridium Flares, tracks of Mir,  International Space Station,
Hubble Space Telescope,  STS (Space Shuttle), Mystery objects, BWGS objects and decaying objects.
The Site is maintained by Midsouth Astronomy Group, forward comments to nixj.geo@yahoo.com . Contributing photographers include  Jari Annelin, Tristan Cools and others.  All images are copyrighted by the authors. We hope you enjoy them, it was heck getting the satellites to pose properly! (note: these pages are best viewed with windows screen settings of 680 x 480, check your display settings they are easy to change). Quick Directory Sat-Tracks gallery To the Main Directory, photo gallery, links, downloads, elsets etc.
Data pages Satellite orbital, photometric and other data collected by MAG
General Photo Gallery A gallery of general subject photos from around Memphis, Tennessee.
 
This is a recent exposure of Iridium 60,  flaring to magnitude -7.0 against Auroral Haze and the constellation Perseus.  Taken from a site near Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada by Jari Annelin, (see page four of the Iridiums for other Satellite/Auroral pics!).             Referred to by observers as "Lacrosse 2" and believed to be a Radar imaging reconnaissance satellite this usually bright object rises through Perseus and then fades into the earth shadow, note the orangish tint from its Kaptoncovering. Jones Orchard, Tennesee, March 4, 1999, 02:12:35 GMT, Jim Nix