tom@bullhammer.com ("Thomas A. Troszak") writes: > I am hoping that your posting will not be discouraging to beginners > such as Debbie Leedy. Me, too. > I could almost get the impression that you were > scolding her for her posting. perhaps that was not your intention, No, no; that was not my intention. I am affirming her statement, "It was neat to see, and unexpected!" and hoping to see many more of that sort. I am hoping to focus attention on the dilemma that detailed description suppresses delight at the unexpected, with hope for more observing, more reports, more ... > I am still a beginner, but I never cease to be amazed at how kind and > generous the experienced SeeSat listers have been at responding > patiently to newbie questions. Good. Matthew.Fawcett@eastriding.gov.uk writes: > the descriptive and often beautiful descriptions given here are of > greater value to me than a list of numbers. This is understandable, but the numbers are intended to help you see more and understand more about what you see. If you've read the VSOHP, http://www2.satellite.eu.org/satintro.html, and the pages under it, including especially the FAQ, and still have questions about the meaning of the numbers, then you should pester various appropriate people. Perhaps you or someone else would be motivated to collect together the descriptions of the various formats in which those numbers appear. I would love to see that because I don't know readily where to look for the details on some of those columns. If the result of that effort looks too much like a text file and not enough like an exciting educational experience, maybe someone else will be motivated to turn it into a wonderful Web destination. Well, maybe that's quite a reach, but you understand my point. It's hard for the experienced to know all the details about what the newbies need to know and hard for the newbies to write authoritatively. But that shows how important it is for everyone to chip in, if our "anarchy" is to have meaning. Cheers. Walter Nissen wnissen@tfn.net -81.8637, 41.3735, 256m elevation --- The shortest known spelling for the phrase "at this particular point in time" is "now". ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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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