Fw: amature satellite telescope tracking

Chris Peat (Chris.Peat@dlr.de)
Fri, 5 Mar 1999 11:57:53 +0100 

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Hi all,
I received this message from a visitor to our site. Telescopes are not =
my strongpoint, could someone please help him?

Thanks very much,

Chris

PS. We have now dramatically increased the size of our location database =
to over 1 million places worldwide, including almost every town and =
village in most countries. New countries are being added regulalry, and =
my aim is to cover the whole world in the next few weeks.

-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Briggs <bbriggs@bellsouth.net>
To: Chris.Peat@dlr.de <Chris.Peat@dlr.de>
Date: 21 February 1999 04:50
Subject: amature satellite telescope tracking


I have a Mead 8" with alt/az drive.  I assume there is no way to track a =
satellite with this SLOW drive, but is there a commercially available =
system for tracking satellites with this telescope, or any other, or =
even with binoculars?  It seems this would require a special machine.
=20
thanks for any information.
=20
bill briggs
bbriggs@bellsouth.net

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Hi all,
I received = this message from=20 a visitor to our site. Telescopes are not my strongpoint, could someone = please=20 help him?
 
Thanks very much,
 
Chris
 
PS. We have now dramatically = increased the size=20 of our location database to over 1 million places worldwide, including = almost=20 every town and village in most countries. New countries are being added=20 regulalry, and my aim is to cover the whole world in the next few=20 weeks.
 
-----Original = Message-----
From:=20 Bill Briggs <bbriggs@bellsouth.net>
To:=20 Chris.Peat@dlr.de <Chris.Peat@dlr.de>
Date: = 21=20 February 1999 04:50
Subject: amature satellite telescope=20 tracking

I have a Mead 8" with alt/az = drive.  I=20 assume there is no way to track a satellite with this SLOW drive, but is = there a=20 commercially available system for tracking satellites with this = telescope, or=20 any other, or even with binoculars?  It seems this would require a = special=20 machine.
 
thanks for any = information.
 
bill briggs
bbriggs@bellsouth.net
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