H-A predicts a TIPS near zenith pass of about 85 degrees at my site (33.6195N, 112.1241W) in Phoenix, AZ, USA. Inserting the orbital elements from H-A into...
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Ray Talipsky
ray@...
May 2, 2001 2:53 pm
Log entries C-Sat the SW I used prior to Sat Tracker provided for a flash or blink log each time you hit space bar -- a time was recorded to help figure out...
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Mark Crossley
mark@...
May 3, 2001 6:31 pm
Brent I tried this in anger for the first time the other night and hit a problem. I have my timezone set to GMT-London, but have daylight savings disabled so I...
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Brent Boshart
brentb@...
May 3, 2001 8:59 pm
Lxgps does not take into account the time zone directly. The GPS gives time information in UTC. The program calls the windows api GetSystemTime which is...
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Brent Boshart
brentb@...
May 3, 2001 9:08 pm
Just curious what others are finding. I used to sync my computer time with various internet NIST time servers and usually needed a timing offset of about +2 to...
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Brent Boshart
brentb@...
May 3, 2001 9:35 pm
... Sorry Mark, I missed answering your other question, I use the GPRMC sentence. Unfortunately, elevation is not part of standard NMEA. Brent ... problem. ......
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highrolla7@...
May 4, 2001 5:58 pm
hello all, I have a ds 114 ec with the 497 autostar. I am interested in knowing what exactly this program does for the autostar. I do not have a laptop to...
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Brent Boshart
brentb@...
May 4, 2001 7:06 pm
Satellite Tracker can drive the Autostar directly through your 505 connector cord but can only do "leap frog" tracking because of Autostar limitations. I think...
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highrolla7@...
May 4, 2001 7:41 pm
... So, all the 505 connector cord is used for is the upload the tle file to the autostar. I then can go out and view the satellites through the file in...
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Brent Boshart
brentb@...
May 4, 2001 8:41 pm
That's right, you don't need a computer in the field with the Autostar. It would be helpful as you could monitor the current location of objects but if you...
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astrouk@...
May 5, 2001 9:52 pm
In a message dated 04/05/01 23:35:10 GMT Daylight Time, brentb@... ... satellitetracker@yahoogroups.com</A> ... Hi With NIST servers and telephone...
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Paul Goelz
pgoelz@...
May 6, 2001 12:29 pm
Sorry once again for the spam. I'm starting to get Yahoo posts again, and I'm just testing to see if all my lists are working. It's been a week without list...
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Mark Crossley
mark@...
May 6, 2001 7:48 pm
Just remember that whilst GPS is good for sub millisecond timing, this can only be achieved with purpose built GPS timing receivers. Domestic GPS only outputs...
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k0kj@...
May 6, 2001 8:31 pm
... posters etc to walls. ... We teachers find it in Teacher Supply Stores (generic name) under the brand name "StickyTack". Just FYI! Eric in Texas...
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Brooke Clarke
brooke@...
May 6, 2001 9:38 pm
Hi: The time from the GPS sats is good to about 30 nanoseconds with a few hundred dollar motorola receiver. Note that at the speed of light (about 1 foot per...
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Steve Blackmore
steve@...
May 7, 2001 8:00 pm
Does tracking limit assume scope is in Altaz mode, rather than polar mode? I notice limits are for deg elevation rather than deg declination. Playing around...
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Brent Boshart
brentb@...
May 8, 2001 10:13 pm
Mark, I did some testing and it appears that not checking "Automatically adjust clock for daylight savings changes" in Windows does not actually disable...
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Brent Boshart
brentb@...
May 9, 2001 1:06 am
Sorry about the previous blank message, user error I guess! Having a limit based on elevation is not much use for a scope that is polar mounted. I'll try to...
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Mark Crossley
mark@...
May 9, 2001 8:34 pm
Thanks for the info Brent, I see I need to dig into this further.... (maybe NT/W2K behaves differently, I know they always use UTC internally to avoid time...
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Brent Boshart
brentb@...
May 12, 2001 7:30 pm
A new version 2.0.6c is now available on the web site. It fixes problems with Meade's new firmware for the Autostar as well as another Autostar interface bug....
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anthony@...
May 13, 2001 11:02 pm
Folks, Rather than dish out $1600 to upgrade my Losmandy G11 mount to the Gemini system so as to make it a GOTO mount and also compatible with Brent's...
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Brent Boshart
brentb@...
May 14, 2001 2:23 am
Anthony, At this point the Celestron GT would not be a good choice. I have a Celestron NexStar 114GT. The current GT handcontroller is extremely buggy and at...
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anthony@...
May 14, 2001 10:15 am
Hi Brent, Thanks for the most interesting reply below. I would like to ask you the following question: In your opinion, which telescope is most suitable for...
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Brent Boshart
brentb@...
May 14, 2001 8:09 pm
I'm not sure how well these smaller scopes (NexStar 80GT or ETX-70-AT)can image. Maybe someone else has experience? I can say that I have not seen any scope...
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no_more_jnk@...
May 23, 2001 5:09 pm
With my GPS I can choose several different datum (I think I have this word right, it is the reference point or model that the location is based on). There are...
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Steve Blackmore
steve@...
May 23, 2001 8:25 pm
... My Garmin GPS III+ allows over 100 datums but they recommend you stick to WGS 84 unless a chart you are using specifies otherwise. It goes on to say if...
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G6GAK - Mike Tyrrell
g6gak@...
May 25, 2001 5:49 am
Hi, We've been enjoying some warm weather and clear sky in the UK for the last day or so. This has come at just the right time for a series of early morning...
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Mark Crossley
mark@...
May 25, 2001 8:28 am
Mike/Phil Great pictures again from you chaps. Get them processed ASAP - for the next ADAS meeting? Congratulations Mark ...
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Philip Masding
philip.masding@...
May 25, 2001 9:29 am
Mark, Thanks. We got much better ones this morning at 0400. Dedication to the cause certainly helps ! Have a look. ...
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Artner Frederic
frederic_artner@...
May 29, 2001 12:55 pm
... to the ... Hi Philip, Group, Thank you for your superb video animation. It looks great. Best regards: -- Frederic, Vienna...
