I joined the SeeSat list a week or so ago and have been meaning to get around to introducing myself. I live in Newcastle, Australia, 32.972° S, 151.634° E, UTC +9. I have always had some interest in astronomy, but it was not until last year, when a friend put me on to Heavens Above, that I really got into it. I have improved my satellite spotting skills from picking 2-3 sats per night initially, to regularly 10-15 per night. The recent drought (and clear skies) here in Australia has helped. I have logged over 600 sightings at Heavens Above. I have taken a few photos of my sightings. I have also subscribed to sci.astro.satellites.visual-observe. I have not (yet) got into recording exact positions or times, just "near such and such a star" and the time to the nearest 5 seconds. I have started a website with my sightings, photos, beginners' advice, etc. http://members.ozemail.com.au/~lbrash/satellites/ -- Larry Brash ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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