> > > > Would anyone have the time to tell me how to get started in observing > > satellites? > > The SeeSat home page will answer most of your questions. * <http://www.satobs.org/seesat/satintro.html> > > > I would like to find a program for printing star charts with the satellite > > paths on them, and I need someone to tell me how to insert elsats into the > > program. > > The first great program for that is Sky Map by Rob Matson. * I agree - I use SkyMap for >95% of my predictions. It can select satellites from a huge elset file based on your visibility criteria, or run all, or your manual selection of names or catalog numbers. > There's a link on my web site. > SKY VIEWS: http://mars.superlink.net/jrespler/skyviews.htm * When I looked, this contained the 6.4 version. Rob Matson wrote: Both Ed Cannon and Mike McCants have kindly offered to host this new version on their respective sites. At Ed's site, the files can be found at: <http://wwwvms.utexas.edu/~ecannon/sky65.zip> <http://wwwvms.utexas.edu/~ecannon/sky65aux.zip> <http://wwwvms.utexas.edu/~ecannon/asteroid.zip> For Mike's site, use: <http://users2.ev1.net/~mmccants/skymap65> > > > I want to progress beyond this, but it this a reasonable way to start? > > Fine. Also, Keep asking questions. * SkyMap has lots of possibilities, options and menus. But the choices can be saved in multiple configuration files. I can provide you with some cookbook sample .cfg files, that perform the tasks you want to start with, like predictions for all satellites tonight, for a selection of satellites, satellites crossing the Sun or the Moon (or near some other object), or identify a chance observation. Modify them if needed, and save with new names, until you are certain which changes are useful to keep. -- bjorn.gimle@tietotech.se (office) -- -- b_gimle@algonet.se (home) http://www.algonet.se/~b_gimle -- -- COSPAR 5919, MALMA, 59.2576 N, 18.6172 E, 23 m -- -- COSPAR 5918, HAMMARBY, 59.2985 N, 18.1045 E, 44 m -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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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