The effective time of the TLE will depend on when the provider downloaded the source from NORAD, and when NORAD revised the data. I've found that, in order...
Could a simple 4 button box be conneced to the auto guide port to adjust the satellite into the center of the eyepeice / ccd? I use LX200GPS-12 and CG-5...
... provider is making thing tough. ... Worked fine for me. I hope they don't mess it up, I use Heavens Above often for upcoming ISS and Iridiums. I'm glad you...
I am not totally certain this is the reason, but the ISS occationally climbs back up in altitude due to the upper ionisphere slowing it down and dropping it...
I also log in no problem. Was setting up for visual observing last night with telescope and needed time for mirror to cool so I looked at predictions...
I use Satelite Tracker I capture about 250 frames with ISS, and here 17 frames in AVI http://www.lunar-captures.com/UpLoads/080801_ISS_Tar.avi I use 10 inch...
My guess... an Irridium Flare. I saw one once and they do just that. They get very bright, I mean very bright, and last for a few seconds. ... From: Carl...
... orbit of the ISS, on July 23. ... That could well be it, my previous Heavens Above printout very well could have been before July 23. Last night's 59...
... They get very bright, I mean very bright, and last for a few seconds. ... The bright Iridiums I've seen last about 20 seconds. 10 seconds from noticeable...
... photographic protocol and more bigger f. ... Hi George, You are off to a good start, I can see some shape to the spacecraft. I calculate your focal length...
Thanks, Bjorn, I had forgotten about the NASA site. I believe the BDOT drag term is non-linear, so it is very good advice to not rely on old ephemeris even if...
When I see this image http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070628.html really I be jealous!!! Fantastic capture from the earth, how can tracking so good to take...
... That was taken by Ron Dantowitz, who virtually invented the concept of amateur satellite imaging. Meade used to feature his pictures in their catalogs,...
As others have said, that was an iridium flare. In fact, that's how heavens-above first got noticed- they give predictions for iridium flares (one of the main...
... No, the LX200GPS/R/ACF drives can be driven at variable rates, with the speed for each axis set to different rates. See the command set documentation at ...
Thank you Adam, is really difficult! for my focus because the Jupiter is not good for focus point I use at this attempt for the first time one target on earth....
Big scope, expensive mount, and lots of money! This is my best ever shot so far - http://www.eastsideastro.org/observatory/spacecraft/Iss-Aug15.jpg ...and the...
Nice images, Tom. I would be very pleased with those. You and I share the same capture method, except I use an Orion correct-view finder scope. Adam Adam M....
... However, my patch kits for the LX200gps firmware allow you to set the Guide Speed to up to 65,000 x sidereal. (so you'll hit the mount's speed limitations...
Question: What is the current version of the program? Wish 1: I would like to have the option to stop the simulation to read the data (position, altitude etc.)...
Tom you are the best, really fantastic work!!! no words can describe your captures. Thanks for your info. Regards, George ... [Non-text portions of this...
Hi Niels, I fear your wish list will not be answered - at least in the near future. The owner/creator of SatTrack is no longer keeping the software current....
