... Works fine on my CPC1100. Accurate alignment a must. Take the local GPS coordinates off the handset and convert to 4 decimal points. I get elevation from...
... I've been playing around with Sat Tracker in anticipation of ordering my own CPC 1100. It isn't the most intuitive program around. <g> I got a lot of it...
Darwin Teague
darwin-t@...
Sep 1, 2008 7:09 pm
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Hello First, you need to download current TLE's for satellites you wish to track. You can do it manually, cut and paste into a text file or I like TLE...
... So as soon as the program tells you it is above the horizon, you press the button to start tracking? How do you get the scope in the right place before...
Darwin Teague
darwin-t@...
Sep 2, 2008 4:02 pm
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Hello Darwin ... press the Start Tracking button to start tracking? Yes press Start Tracking button. No need to wait. ... The way I see it, When you press the...
... I agree the program isn't that intuitive, especially since the help file is so minimal, but that big "Start Tracking" button at the upper right is pretty...
With a scope hooked up, its very intuitive. A well written program with little glitz. ... ordering my ... lot ... have to ... file is so minimal, but that big...
... or later, if you want to wait until the sat is above obstructions. ... There are several options. The compass direction and elevation are shown in front...
... That depends on the scope model. Satellite tracker uses different control methods for different models. For an LX200 classic, it sends a rapid sequence...
Thanks for all of the great advice! I plan on ordering my Celestron CPC-1100 tomorrow or Friday.. I'm going to start out tracking visually - no need to add...
Darwin Teague
darwin-t@...
Sep 3, 2008 2:42 pm
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The ISS appears about as large as Jupiter when overhead, which doesn't sound like much, but it will draw your eye in in ways that make you see every detail....
I don't like the way SatelliteTracker works but SatelliteTracker works and I like that. I seem to be wrong again. SatelliteTracker works fine. John explained...
... Thanks John. I'm buying a Celestrom 8-24mm zoom eyepiece just for this purpose. It will give me 117-350x normally, 74-221x with the focal reducer and...
Darwin Teague
darwin-t@...
Sep 4, 2008 2:29 pm
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... Unfortunately a big problem with zoom EPs is that the (apparent) FOV changes with focal length. When you zoom out, the AFOV narrows, just when you want it...
... I'm not familiar with your mount or NexRemote, but your best bet might be to move the scope as close as possible to the starting point before the pass....
I have this cordless joystick Rumblepad II controller running on Windoze XP. I'm not affiliated with anyone either. You have to plug the transceiver into a usb...
... some detail, but I can't say I've ever been able to resolve them. But there are also some that flash in regular or irregular ways. The Iridium sats are...
Slowly I improve... The ISS has returned to Connecticut, albeit early in the morning. I got up early enough to get setup and do a trial run by setting ...
Leo, did you try John Locker's recommendation to you about the gamma setting: <http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/satellitetracker/message/2753>? It looks like...
Hi Leo: Nice job at capturing these images. It makes getting up in the morning that much more worthwhile! Have a nice week-end. Adam Adam M. Stuart, M.D. ...
... the ISS saturating the pixels while the solar panels are still not that bright. ... Not Quite. I just checked and Gamma was 61% and John Locker recommended...
Thanks for the info. I have been looking for an ISS VRML program so I can see the orientation of the ISS going overhead and compare it to what I view through...
... Hi, it works perfectly and ISS appears and the simulation works fine but you have to be using MS IE. I was using Firefox 2 and it did nothing (no ISS...
Finally I see the ISS VRML I was seeing the Earth and no ISS Problem was Initial View was set to Apollo 8 from the moon Changed initial View to Telescope and...
... That VR model was made by one of the guys featured in the youtube video mentioned here recently. Unfortunately it hasn't been updated in a few years. ... ...
Many of you have spoken of http://www.heavens-above.com/ I registered and got a login/password Setup my preferences and checked for Iridium flares in next 24...
When I first discovered these flares several years ago, I had a ball showing them to others. There was one that was to appear about 1925 (7:25 PM) just about 5...
I've been chasing flares for a couple years, mainly with still images. I have posted a couple flare images and several shots of the ISS & shuttle. The...
... I bought one of these and on your recommendation and have a couple of questions: Is there a power switch on the game controller? Is the mode light on or...
Darwin Teague
darwin-t@...
Sep 11, 2008 11:08 am
3181
... 06:00:21 CDT and only 11.6 miles east of me. ... up at 184 degrees and 56 elevation. ... Ah, Iridium Flares. My wife and I have observed many including...
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