> Last night I finally got a glimpse of a satellite in the field of my 8" LX200 > (f/10) with my PC23C video camera at prime focus. I used predictions were ... > speed control$. Our best bet for satellite viewing may be something like > C-Sat software from www.skyshow.com. C-Sat seems to require very precise > alignment, positioning, timing and current TLEs. Of course the larger the It is not C-Sat that requires accuracy - it is the tracking situation itself, getting the object within 1 degree or less most of the time. I bought it about four years ago, just because I had an opportunity to borrow an LX200 from a dealer over a weekend - and I think it was worth it! If you own the LX200, and want to see/image satellites, you should definitely by C-Sat or something similar. /Björn ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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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