Last night, I managed my very first, albeit brief sighting of the ISS. After about six hours preparation, the sky finally cleared enough to see a low pass over...
... Hi Jax, :) (sounds like hijack) I had horrible, horrible problems with a very similar issue. I pulled my hair out over it, and no one could help. The...
Could you manually download it to the drive and load it that way? When things like this happen, I tend to curse at Microsoft and wish there was more astronomy...
I've had numerous problems with this, depending on what computer I'm using. You can get your tle files directly from space-track.org, or Celestrak. See the...
Jax, Yup - I started having this a while ago. It is because the space-track.org site has renamed its TLE files. I do one of two things 1. log in manually to...
Thanks everyone for your advice and comments. I'll check check them out. I too have noticed the Space Track files vary a bit from one visit to the next....
... If your lap-top can sometimes download these files then disregard my suggestions. There was no way our lap-top would do this. Regards John from a very...
... Hello John, The laptop won't do it at all. After downloading, I think the unpacking script must get snarled up and it can't open a file to write the...
I had a very nice view of ISS tonight between about 10 - 15 min. after sunset. The sky was too bright to see it naked eye, but it was easily visible through...
... an ... couple of laptops. Every single computer had the exact same software apart from the laptops with there power management. Every single computer...
Hi Mike, Managed to catch an early pass of the station a couple of nights ago......but in addition I have made a few daylight obs , which can be seen here : ...
I've only run the software in earnest maybe six times so far and on two occasions a strange glitch happened. I've concentrated on tracking the ISS over the...
My first questions has to do with using the LX200 (in my case a 12" GPS) for satellite work. 1. Does it need to be Alt-Az mounted, Polar mounted (i.e., on a...
Hi folks, I have an HEQ5 Pro mount and would like to use Satellite Tracker with it. I have an EQDIR interface between the laptop comm port and the mount and...
Nigel, If you haven't already done so, you'll?need to consult the EQMOD Yahoo User's Group.? There are at least two downloads you'll need from the files there:...
Nigel, I forgot that you'll also need to download the latest EQMOD software package and install it as well, in order to use Satellite Tracker with your mount. ...
Hello John, Thought I'd jump in before your query falls off the page. I'm a newbee too, so maybe you should regard my comments as possibly helpful rather than...
Hi Jim, many thanks for the information - I am using EQMOD for star gazing but had completely missed the EQMODLX package for satellite tracking! Have now...
Since I am unable to use Brents program on my setup I cant comment on what it can or cannot do. It should not really matter much what type of mount you use for...
I'm using Satellite Tracker via the virtual port on NexRemote, which in turn is controlling a CGE mount. Thus far I've been suitably amazed when a satellite...
Hope it helps! The starting order is pretty important. Between EQMOD, EQMODLX, HWVSP, Satellite Tracker, etc., and half the time I forget to change from...
I'm beginning to wonder if my laptop isn't up to the job of running Satellite Tracker and my scope at the same time. Whenever I'm tracking a fairly fast moving...
... The scope can track satellites with either style of mounting (for that matter, the Autostar itself can). If the pass goes -near- the pole, the telescope...
Hi Jim, yes, it helped a lot and I got it all working yesterday - tracking one of the many Iridium satellites for practice - not that I could see it, mind you!...
Thanks to all who responded! Scope should be back from Meade any day now... Regards, John ... From: autostaretx To: satellitetracker@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
We're getting passes from the ISS this week, and I have found that while tracking is good initially, it falls behind as the ISS reachs higher elevations and...
Forgive me if this is a FAQ but I just purchased Satellite Trackers (v2.4.7c) running on an up-to-date Win XP system and I am unable to load the TLE files. (I...
Hello Doug, I have the same issue exactly and yes, it seems to be a recognised problem. It appears common with so new laptops, which I guess is what you have...
... Hi JaX, I'm not using a laptop and my BIOS is the most recent available, so I don't think that is the issue. In any case, I will look through the posts for...
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