... If you followed the instructions for SAT.EXE in the 'Files' section by first running 'setup.exe' (just below), you would have 10 files in the install...
Looks like 5:44am March2nd PST will be closest approach. Add meteor to Starrynights using below info. NOTE: If viewing this file and it appears confused, make...
And, just to add a little more info from Dr. Clay... Note that recent observations have substantially changed the parameters of the positions of this NEO, and...
(http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/mpec/K09/K09E02.html) ... Beware the path of the object is very unusual, you must ask the ephemerid with at least a resolution of...
... You can't. It will be non-event for most of us unless you have a large scope like 16" or larger. Of course you can always capture it with a camera if the...
You can't. It will be non-event for most of us unless you have a large scope like 16" or larger. Of course you can always capture it with a camera if the...
... a 12" ... I was about to make the same objection until I noticed Adam said "most" people would need a 16". The mag 10.5 prediction was only for a very...
... http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/2926119/page/0/view/collapsed/sb/5/o/all/fpart/1#Post2955300 ... I read the dialog you...
Some days things just don't work out. Meade SCT, Pentax DSLR. Wednesday morning there was a 47 degree pass of the ISS at 5:50 AM. On the bright side Satellite...
... I think "clear" to a weatherman just means you can see your shadow. So thin wispy clouds all over the sky, or heavy haze, don't count in their forecast....
Sorry about your bad luck. This hobby can be frustrating at times. I guess that makes good results all the more rewarding when they happen. Is there a...
... He refers to a "360 degree turn around Polaris", so I think he's using polar mode. In polar mode, Meade SCTs won't go "below the pole" in polar mode (in...
I know that feeling very well! I'm in Seattle. I get a lot fewer ISS passes than most people, so when the weather is clear, I got maybe one chance out of 5...
Hi, Yesterday I got to try tracking satellites but failed right at the start. Luckily also clouds came over at the same time. There's a CPC 800 at our...
At 1300 UTC the latest TLE on Spacetrack (and HA) were still pre-boost. At 10:08 ISS should have been seen from NE USA, delayed >1 min Third US pass in...
Hi on the cpc the serial cable that is supplied plugs in the hand controller on the top of hand controller you will find a port to plug it into. not...
... I recall a group of astrophotographers from Western Washington bought land near mid-state where it is dry and clear. A long drive, but they built little...
You can find pinout information on Mike Swanson's Nexstarsite.com as well if you want to go that route. ... From: David WATERMAN <davidwaterman@...> ...
... Many thanks Dave and Mark. I didn't even think to check the hand control for ports. The nexstar site seems useful too. In deep sky photography many prefer...
The cpc800 is a really nice scope. I'd urge you to download the ins. manual and give it a close reading. RE your goal, I have used TheSky to control the...
The Serial to USB converter to PC Port is what I use most of the time and it works great. I have gotten to the point now that I rarely plug the HC in at all....
You have to consider the size. Many tiny "asteroids" collide with earth's atmosphere every day/night, but we call them "meteors". A few of these per year are...
Asteroid tracking is a relatively new science, so its possible that many such objects have come closer than DD45. But this is the closest such near miss that...
But this is the closest such near miss that we have recorded. Ummmm.. No.. See John's previous post and also search for the fireball that skipped through the...
