What happened? anyone out there observing sats? Any good pictures or words of advice? I bought the software about a month ago, and have not yet tried it. Not...
I hear you, its been cold here too (Ontario, Canada). In the meantime, I've piggy-backed a refractor to my scope and attached a video cam, so I'm finally ready...
With the ISS going ahead now thru the weekend I can only hope for clear skies in Oregon...... ... From: Dom To: satellitetracker@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
Just to liven things up, I have a question for you. Have you considered adding a feature to Satellite Tracker to allow it to control a dome? I know that...
Sorry, you will need this too. http://www.heavenscape.com/dome/object.txt Its a long story, not only will it track the dome fast enough for satellite tracking,...
What scope do you have? With a LX200 or LX200GPS you should be able to use Satellite Tracker and the Dome works at the same time using the dual port ...
Getting DDW to track the scope isn't a problem; DDW has that capability built into it in hardware and specifically supports slaving to an LX-200. The issue is...
Hi All. FYI. The LX-200 16" seems to have 2 versions. The Pre-GPS does not have a
functioning "MISC" port. I have confirmed this on 2 LX-200 16" and so has...
Good to see everyone is still around.... I didn't see any message for quite some time... Anyone take a few pictures? What are some of your favorites? What are...
Hi everyone, I'm starting Satellite Hunting, and I just got sat-tracker, is this a good program to start? is there a chance that if I use this program with an...
Hi Dom, Obviously, the best to photograph is ISS. Not sure if anyone else has other suggestions?? If you are new to satellite tracking, I'd just try some...
Alex, As i suggested to Dom, I'd start with just visual observing first until you get use to tracking and getting object centered. Do you have a classic LX200...
I have a classic 8" LX200. when you talk about starting with visual observing, do you mean also by trying to aim at the sat with the scope? Alex _____ De:...
No, I mean just observing it through the eyepiece instead of trying to image. It takes a bit of a knack to get it centered. Brent ... From: "Alex S. Harasic"...
Now Brent, how about the software Sat-tracker, how are its aiming capabilities? does it work right away or will it require a bit of training and experience to...
Remember you are aligning to an object moving fast across the sky, its not like a star. Timing is the trick. If the object is moving at 2º/sec and your ...
Depending on your ability to program/control DDW, the following might be useful: Brent's program can be used to produce a simple text file of positions of the...
... The ISS is about the only one to show much detail. There are only a few others that show up as anything larger than a point. Of course, there are others...
You'll need a good guide scope or giant finderscope. The program does a good job of getting an object in the field of view of an eyepiece (sometimes with a...
The weather has just started to get tolerable here, so I've been finishing the little BASIC program I started last fall that uses the text file output from...
computer or tv monitors for viewing? Affordable meaning under, say...$5k US? I would think this would be the cats pajamas if they did...but i realize...
You can do this with any scope. It's not the scope, but what you put on the back of it. There are cheap "eyepiece video cameras" available. They are not very...
Hi group; I have a mini dv camcorder I have mounted to my scope using a universal bracket that anchors around the eyepiece barrel. It's better than a spring....
OK, I may be able to try this out this weekend. I want to start with the ISS as recommended... Do I need to get an updated tle to track the ISS? thanks, Dom...
weelll I would update just to get the latest info... I would update at the lats possible second... It probably is enough to update once a day but I dont know...
Hi John, Yessir, I am new to it all. What I am really seeking are the proper connections so that I can view thru a monitor, vs cameras for taking pictures....
Thanks! I wasn't sure if I needed to update, as the ISS tracker is built right in... are you sure, or not quite so sure? (as I have no clue and will believe...
The ISS is a very large object in a very low orbit, so residual atmosphere affects it a lot. So you want the most recent TLE for it, less than 24 hours old....
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