Allen Thomson wrote: >.... Depending on >system details, a somewhat different approach might be needed if >one were looking for satellites. > >------------------------------------------------------------ .... > about 80 square degrees, or about 1/100 of the naked eye field..... >... down to about 9th magnitude. > I would love to have a system like that! Searching for small objects near decay, a stationary mount could be sufficient if the object is near an apex, or the expected error is no more than a few minutes. To find a KH object after five months of shadow passes (or launch) , a simple tracking setup, even manual/mechanical, should be sufficient, with the ten degree field quoted ! ------------------------------------------------------------ -- b_gimle@algonet.se +46-8-7428086 (home) -- -- 59.22371 N, 18.22857 E AND member of : -- -- http://www.algonet.se/~b_gimle seesat-l / seesat-d -- -- bjorn@tt-tech.se +46-8-59095783 (office)-- ------------------------------------------------------------