hi where can i get more comrehensive list than the 100 brightest? looked up directly overhead the other night to see 2 satellites crossing each others path...
JUst check the sources listed on the TLE page at the SatTracker home page. -John ... _________________________________________________________________ Is your...
I don't really know. Celestrak had an encouraging update on Aug 9 on the bottom of this page http://www.celestrak.com/NORAD/elements/notice.shtml Brent...
Version 2.4.5 is now available for download. Support for Celestron CGE telescopes is now available and a few other minor internal code changes. Brent...
I downloaded the latest version and ran it on my CGE moount. It seems to work ok (connects, causes the scope to move in a reasonable way), but I was not able...
Thanks Brent. I gave this a try and, in spite of an almost full moon, I was able to track a few satellites on the CGE. I even caught some on video. There were...
On September 18th I got my first video of a satellite, specifically HST, with my digital camera. I found the joystick adjust option to be the key to fixing...
Sorry for the double post but it seems that tripod is not happy with a direct link to the video file. If you want to view it, you will either have to copy the...
Bonjour, Follow this link (v2.4.5) http://www.heavenscape.com/download.html Steve ________________________________________________________________________ ...
The internet is full of web pages and programs (both free & pay) to help set your PC clock. Unfortunately, many of the descriptions are overly complicated or...
The NTP (network time protocol) is designed to compensate for latency issues. Use a program that uses NTP and you should get reasonable accuracy. Certainly on...
I use freeware called AboutTime from here http://www.arachnoid.com/abouttime/index.html Or with a GPS you can try this http://www.heavenscape.com/lxgps.exe ...
I use this one set on atomic clock. Once loaded, it's just one click and your PC is in sync with atomic clock. Free ware http://www.worldtimeserver.com/ Rob ...
I use "NISTime" freeware, available right on the NIST (National Institue of Standards and Technology- keepers of the atomic clock) website. I've also heard...
As a brand new person using Satellite Tracker, I'm a bit mystefied by all the different TLE sets out there. So I have a few questions: 1) In your opinion,...
... Except for TLEs for classified satellites, all TLEs come from the same gov't source. ... No. As the description says, these are mainly LEO (low earth...
I have a Dell Latitude C600 laptop that I have recently interfaced with my Nexstar 11 telescope. Checked out several of my astronomy programs and they all...
Ken, This seems to be a common problem to some users and yet others never experience it. Unfortunately, I am never able to duplicate the problem so its very...
I've been running great until this latest upgrade went into effect and want to ask about an intermittant problem that I am experiencing. Running Windows XP on...
I completed a major reworking of some coding to alleviate the problem that some were experiencing with lock-ups and O/S crashes. I believe this may also help...
Brent, For a long time I have tracked the ISS with my LX200 classic. From my latitude its altitude never exceeds 63 degs. Recently I started tracking polar...
My LX200 is permanently polar mounted, so it's been doing this for years. I assume it just has something to do with the timing of the signals, so that the ...
My lx200 does the same thing. Brent sent me a link to his web site that I made a modification to the hand set and added an micro toggle switch to the speaker....
Thanks for your replies. I think I'll just disable the bleeper! ... From: Philip Masding To: satellitetracker@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004...
Version 2.4.5c is available for download at http://www.heavenscape.com/download.html It contains an important bug fix that affected some users, causing their...