Hi all, I'm new to the group, and I'd like to try the satellite tracker software for evaluation. I have a Meade LX200GPS. My Autostar II handbox version is ...
Hi Ed, I put the latest version on the website now. I'm still using 3.0i so cannot comment on version 4.0i. The latest version has significant improvements for...
After upgrading my LX200GPS Autostar II handbox to 4.0l, I was able to do a test run using the Satellite Tracker software version 2.4.7c. The software works ...
Hi Paul, That is a great idea! I found it quite interesting searching all the various places everyone comes from. Only problem was when i added my location to...
Ok am I seeing things, are will satellite tracker not locate geo satelites. I aligned my nexstar 102 SLT, and using satellite tracker, I told it to goto the...
TJ, Brent's software does a great job of tracking the ISS. There are many people here that take great pictures of the ISS (I only look). Brent's website will...
Kevin, Geo-synchronized satellites don't move relative to the earth ....ie they don't move .... therefore they don't "track". Doug ... From: Kevin Fetter To:...
But it sounds like the scope isn't even going to the appropriate position to start with. -John ... __________________________________________ Yahoo! DSL –...
Hi Kevin, I just had a look at the code and yup its a bug. Only the LX200GPS will go to a geostationary. I'll try to get a fix available by the end of the...
Hi Brent So it's a bug, that's good to know. So I know, it not me seeing things. I am using the Nextstar GPS Continous tracking for telescope interface. I did...
If they are in a inclined orbit, they do move position with respect to the earth. For example I am tracking a us military one called milstar, in a 5 degree...
That's what's happening. I was expecting the scope to slew to the right spot, after which the scope no longer needs to track. But it don't want to move. At...
To: <satellitetracker@yahoogroups.com> Subject: [satellitetracker] Digest Number 756 Topics in this digest: 1. satellite tracker and geo sats From: "Kevin...
Hi Group, Got a little question regarding Satellite tracker and manual leveling of the Meade LX200 GPS scopes for guiding accuracy. Is manual leveling of the...
No, you don't have to level the scope. I think you're misinterpreting something about how the scope locates objects. When you go through the alignment...
Satellite Tracker with the classic LX200 uses a rapid sequence of gotos but not with the LX200GPS. The LX200GPS cannot handle that fast of data flow but is...
... snipped> Not only will the azimuth axis never be accurately horizontal when you position your telescope, even if it were the altitude would never be fully ...
... On scopes with an internal level (LX200GPS and NexstarGPS scopes, and Meade scopes with "LNT"), any tilt is already compensated for when it's going to the ...
I was using my scope to track satellites. I first tracked a molyina one. Weird thing is, that it was sort of doing a small leap frog type motion, to track it. ...
FYI, It looks like Nasa / Russians are going release a space suit from the ISS on 3 Feb "SuitSat". From Oregon long range weather forecast and Heavens-Above...
Hi Kevin, Sorry it took this long. Must be come kind of Murphy's law that when I say I'm going to get something done by certain date, something else comes up...
Hi Brent It's ok, so what if if took you longer then planned, to get around to fixing the bug. There's other things in life, that like to mess up your plans. I...
It clear here this morning, so I tried out the update. I used solar system align, to align the scope. I then used satellite tracker, to slew the scope to a geo...
It clear here this morning, so I tried out the update. I used solar system align, to align the scope. I then used satellite tracker, to slew the scope to a geo...
Hi, I am a Satellite Tracker newbie. When I first tried to download TLE's from inside the Satellite Tracker program, I always got an error message ... ...