I am at a remote location in Namibia and cannot access the Internet except to send text messages (my wife who is in the USA is posting this.) I am looking for...
I tried a couple of variations on the time, including 1808 and 2008 UTC. While I found several potential Iridium satellites in the area, none should have...
Http://media.putfile.com/ISS I used an old Meade electronic eyepiece and a pcmcia video capture card to get this video from my 8" lx200. The 24fps framerate...
Here's a forward from George: Hello John, Sorry I meant 20:08 UTC. I only a a few minutes a day to use email and in my haste didn't convert. Could you please...
Scott, Very impressive ! I must confess with all the really atrocious weather in the UK I haven't had a chance to roll my observatory roof back in a long time...
I was curious how to go about setting Satellite Tracker time and location. Can Satellite Tracker automatically acquire this information from the LX200GPS or...
Hi Guys, I am new to all this stuff, I have a ~3 year old LX200GPS 12" with the lastest AutostarII firmware (4.1b), mounted in Alt/Az mode, SMT is off. I am...
... You'd need a smaller scope. A 36mm 70 degree FOV EP gives about as wide a field as is possible in 2" EPs. (and no, a focal reducer won't help- when the EP...
Bob, I also have just obtained a brand new AP900 GTO. A search on the ap- gto group found references (msgs 5225 and 2898) to using the AP900 with Satelite...
Hi- I'm new here, having just purchased the program. When I try to connect to my mount I get a "cannot connect" message. Here's my setup: Laptop connecting...
you could try changing the com port to 1,2,3 or 4. i thought i read somewhere that ports 3 and 4 were added, so i just thinking, 4 is the highest you can use. ...
The program now allows com ports up to #8. I tried various port settings without success, but then remembered (when prompted by a friend on the CGE forum)...
Hi, Just wondering if there will be updates to ST? My suggestions: When you click world map, have the window pop up where it was last placed, and not on top of...
Hi everyone, I have just registered with this forum and straight away apologise for my total lack of knowledge. I have purchased my wife an LX200 12"GPS...
John, I would encourage you to use a "Joystick". It makes centering the satellite much easier. You should always get the most current orbital elements and make...
... satellite much easier. You should always get the most current orbital elements and make sure your time is accurate .... use one of the on-line Atomic clock...
John, Yes I would buy a joystick. When you also start make sure your location is correct and accurate. Longitude west is a NEGATIVE number. Clear skies, Doug ...
... location is correct and accurate. Longitude west is a NEGATIVE number. ... THANKS very much and I will do that. Strangely enough we were just talking about...
I'm new here, too. My mount is a Celestron CGE, and by following advice on a forum dedicated to the CGE I am able to operate with a virtual hand control...