Hi Fred, We generally run a 2 man operation here. When correcting, I click the offset bars in the text mode (old way) and Paul Newman who is looking back at...
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glenng@...
Feb 9, 2001 11:11 pm
I'm looking forward to tracking some satellites for the first time on the next clear evening. I've got a 12" LX200 and was wondering if there were any...
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WRHollen@...
Feb 10, 2001 4:58 am
Glenn, I have a 12" LX 200 also as well as a STV. The last chance I had to image the ISS I did not have time to set up the scope so I was guiding the scope ...
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Brent Boshart
brentb@...
Feb 10, 2001 2:30 pm
Registered users can try http://sattracker.hypermart.net/sat204b.zip This has been ready for some time but I'm still waiting to hear back from ETX users on the...
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Ray Talipsky
ray@...
Feb 11, 2001 2:55 am
Hey Satellitetracker 2.0.4 Beta 3 fans Just gave Satellitetracker 2.0.4 Beta 3 a workout from sunset to about 20:30 EST. (a balmy 38deg F) LX-200 8" Gateway...
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Brent Boshart
brentb@...
Feb 11, 2001 3:50 am
... The logs are separate for each sat. Call up the sat again see the log ... Great idea! ... Yes suppose to work that way, the calculations in the viewing...
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Bill Powers
powers_w@...
Feb 11, 2001 2:20 pm
[From Bill Powers] ... At a minimum distance of 225 miles, the angular size of the largest (240-foot) solar array is [240/(225 * 5280)] * 206265 seconds of arc...
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ftherrmann2000@...
Feb 14, 2001 8:22 pm
Dean, Yes I will post an image as soon as I get something worth posting. Right now it appears that we're in the middle of monsoon season. This is about the...
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Ray Talipsky
ray@...
Feb 14, 2001 9:54 pm
Hey Dean ?? What type/Brand Video Cam are you using?? ?? Why is it mounted unsupported?? ?? Why not mount off of diagonal ?? to get more elevation capability? ...
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Alec Muffett
egroups@...
Feb 15, 2001 9:13 pm
This is a deeply cheeky question, but since I am not a habitual Windows user, it does have a point... I've followed Brent's software since the earliest...
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Paul Goelz
pgoelz@...
Feb 16, 2001 3:08 am
... I have not tracked the ISS, but I have tracked lots of other low orbit sats with my LX200. My desktop is a P233MMX with 64MB. Works great. I did disable...
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Brent Boshart
brentb@...
Feb 16, 2001 11:46 am
... when ... seemed The continuous squeal is normal. (Its a series of single beeps indicating the scope has arrived at the coords.) I have never had anyone...
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Dean Schrage
d3experiment@...
Feb 16, 2001 1:36 pm
found this link at the SeeSat use net. this was accomplished with hand tracking. Quite good, perhaps best I've seen yet. ...
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WRHollen@...
Feb 18, 2001 10:26 am
Brent, I know you get many suggestions, and all of us appreciate the great job you have done on continuously increasing the capabilities of the Satellite ...
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Brent Boshart
brentb@...
Feb 18, 2001 12:47 pm
Wayne, I'm not sure exactly what you mean. Do you mean software that would allow the STV to autoguide on a satellite? Please explain further...sounds ...
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Ray Talipsky
ray@...
Feb 18, 2001 3:34 pm
Wayne I don't understand this? You're asking for "Optical" radar? I guess I don't understand the purpose? For searching for "Unknown" satellites. This...
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Ray Talipsky
ray@...
Feb 18, 2001 5:52 pm
Perhaps the english speaking members would find this a bit easier to read http://members.nbci.com/_XMCM/analemma/english/index.html ... www....
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WRHollen@...
Feb 18, 2001 6:45 pm
Brent and Ray, When I have taken my 12" scopes out to the desert in the past there have been any number of times that I have seen an unexpected satellite...
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Brent Boshart
brentb@...
Feb 18, 2001 8:19 pm
... Maybe those will CCDs could repond because I don't have experience with them. So its only my best guess that I would think they would not have the...
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Ray Talipsky
ray@...
Feb 21, 2001 4:59 am
ISS photos from the shuttle using the Nikon Digital camera. attached jpegs Use these to compare to your ground based views!! Happy Trakin!!!...
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Steve Blackmore
steve@...
Feb 21, 2001 9:05 am
... Wouldn't it have been better to post a URL of a website rather than send these to everyone, whether they want them or not? -- Steve Blackmore Pilot...
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Brent Boshart
brentb@...
Feb 21, 2001 12:33 pm
Yes, anyone can upload files to the "Files" section of this group. Brent...
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Ray Talipsky
ray@...
Feb 21, 2001 3:06 pm
Sorry about that! Didn't know about the file upload area! Next time I'll think twice about sharing some really neat info!!!! ... www....
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glenng@...
Feb 22, 2001 6:43 am
We finally had a break in the coulds and I managed to get home from work in time to set up. It was a nice, high pass tonight (2/21) and I was going to try to...
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Dean Schrage
d3experiment@...
Feb 22, 2001 10:57 am
We have found 5 factors to make the difference. A couple of suggestions... 1) clock time is imperative. Must synchronize to within 50 ms. Check on USNO...
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Dean Schrage
d3experiment@...
Feb 22, 2001 11:09 am
A while ago, someone asked about our camera arrangement. I have uploaded an image file at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/satellitetracker/files/MVC-007F.jpg it...
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Dean Schrage
d3experiment@...
Feb 26, 2001 5:31 pm
Hi all, I have been working orbit mechanics for a communications experiment for about 2 years now. With all the interest in MIR and reentry, I got to...
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Brent Boshart
brentb@...
Feb 28, 2001 1:35 am
I'll be working with a Satellite tracker user who wants to try to do auto-centering of objects using a video cam and the "Video for Windows" API. I wouldn't...
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WRHollen@...
Feb 28, 2001 7:11 am
Brent- As you pointed out the auto centering project you will be involved in has a number of features that I have been interested in for auto tracking of ...
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Bill Powers
powers_w@...
Feb 28, 2001 3:22 pm
... If there is really the kind of transport lag in the LX200 eletronics that we seem to be seeing, you'll have to be careful about stabilizing the control...
