Hi there, My name is Justin Allport. I live just outside of Toronto Canada (sorry, I don't know the coords :). Thus far my observations of satellites have been purely incidental, usually on those days that I drive out to the country in order to better view meteorite showers. My newfound interest in this subject appeared a few weeks ago when digging back through old S&T (that's Sky & Telescope, but you knew that didn't you?) magazines. I came upon an article concerning telescopic observations of satellites, showing some impressive images. I am looking forward to viewing and photographing satellites, especially MIR and the Shuttle. Unfortunately I'll have to wait until the frigid cold of winter to observe the ISS when it goes up in November (barring any further delays, of course :). It should prove most interesting to monitor the its construction over the coming years. I had always assumed that the actual structural details of satellites were invisible to us here on earth, nevermind the fact that one could easily calculate that they are visible. :) I find the subject fascinating and I am certainly interested in learning more about how people accomplished this feat. I am also interested in learning more concerning the computer algorithms that can derive position, etc. from those cryptic (to me at least) TLE data. I am a half-way decent programmer, so I think I would be able to understand that side of it fairly well, and I think I have at least a rudimentary understanding of eliptical orbits. My goal, though it may be a bit premature, is to one day photograph the structure of a satellite. Too lofty a goal? :) Anyway... Thanks for the wonderful opportunity. Regards, -- JCA