hi all, I am a member for two years now, What is it that I still do after that lenght of time, perhaps this will be a guidance to my peers on this channel. first of all I was a bit surprised seeing my peers on seesat arguing about what is an observer, so this is what i do: I receive and read all mail from seesat. I ignore the numbers and read the easy stuff. USA 193 was a high point. At my position I am sure I was the last person to see it early in the morning before shootdown. I read between the lines what it is that the big guns (Ted, Greg, Bjoern, Holtkamp, Derek, Russel et al ) are after. I download the latest elsets for orbitron. I follow the predicitions , get an indication with a handheld compass in my backyard and estimate azimuth with my fist being ± 20 degrees, and at the correct time observe with a Leitz 10x40 to up at least to 5 mag. I observe something moving in the sky for a small period. I am happy. I regularly observe ISS, if it arrives on time, I am happy. Greg Roberts, A fellow South African gave me great guidance in the beginning and did a huge effort pointing me in the right direction. Do I read the FAQ's - Yes I printed them and on file, and read from time to time to understand basics. STATEMENTS Am I a PROUD member of Seesat ==== YES. Am I an observer ==== NO I may be a bungler, I am a graduated accountant after all. Do I wish to progress ==== CERTAINLY Do I wish to to contribute sensibly ==== YES. Do I really know how ==== NO. Can I afford it to upgrade to telescope and video ==== Entry level Yes. Do I know how ==== NO. Did I do research how to ==== Yes I know eactly what Greg's setup looks like, but what it does I have no idea. Am I contributing to Seesat ? ==== No I really dont want to bore the pro's with my great ISS sightings. Ok chaps thats it, I will go on lurking, see my ISS, Hubble and some spysats less 3 Mag and be happy. many regards Gerhard Groenewald Republic of South Africa Latitude: -26.04025° Longitude: 30.07085° ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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