Rik Hill wrote: > I'm afraid mine are the old-fashioned mounts. No go-to, no computer, > heck, I still have old synchronous AC motor drives! -Rik Rik, My mount is the Losmandy G11 system which also does not permit automated GOTO. However, for about $1500, I can get the Gemini upgrade which will permit GOTO's as well as software-initiated slewing at 6-degrees per second (1200x sidereal rate). If you also have a Losmandy, the door is not totally shut. In addition to the LX200's from Meade and the Nexstar's from Celestron, I think the ETX line may also be usable in this mode as well right now. Anthony. > > > > Rik, > > > > Have a look at the SatelliteTracker software produced by Brent Boshart at > > http://sattracker.hypermart.net - this is a really neat program that allows LX200 scopes to continuously > > track satellites while overhead. > > > > Brent is now working to make the software also compatible with the Losmandy mounts and, more > > specifically, the Gemini system. > > > > One of the options within the program is the exporting to an ASCII file the necessary coordinates of a > > particular pass (I do not remember the time interval but it may be something like 2 seconds) as per one of > > your questions below. > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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