Don't forget digital cameras on a fixed tripod, mentioned briefly on my old web page. You are better off if you can manage manual focus setting to infinity, manual shutter speed (long enough to show trailing stars), and a good selection of ISO speed to match the time and the f-number. A difficulty with common lenses is that the f-number gets up above 4 even with a slight zoom, and you might not have high ISO numbers to match your maximum shutter time. 2015-03-03 22:46 GMT+01:00 Young, Brad via Seesat-l <seesat-l_at_satobs.org>: > Edited version in case you do not get what I sent you directly; excised > the output mentioned (from highecl) > > Forgot to tell you Vladislav, go to Mike McCants' page to get this software > > https://www.prismnet.com/~mmccants/ > > It is DOS driven. Others will mention other packages, but due to the time > factor here, you may want to just go see them first and them dig into the > best prediction path before next season in autumn. > > Hello Vladislav! > > Welcome to seesat, you are the same age as my son and I am thrilled you > are observing satellites, sounds like you are very far along. > > Many others will add to this, but the short answer is that your season is > occurring right now! We have been watching them flare up - do not wait much > longer. Of course the moon is a problem, but after full moon it will be > better. You can set your scope or binoculars to a few star patterns at > about -7 deg in declination, and slowly you will notice some that stay put > while the stars drift. > > Many more people will answer with more details. Unfortunately H-A, which I > use every day will not help much. Others will suggest other software. > Meanwhile, here is a sample output for your location Saturday night. Use > star charts to plot where they will be. Catch them at beginning of time > before shadow or after, for instance, look for 38953 BEIDOU G6 at 8:15 > p.m., then it will fade at 8:25, and return at 9:20. > > Brad Young > > > _______________________________________________ > Seesat-l mailing list > http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l > -- ---------------------------------------- Björn Gimle, COSPAR 5919 59.2617 N, 18.6169 E, 51 m Phone: +46 (0)8 571 43 312 Mobile: +46 (0) 704 385 486 _______________________________________________ Seesat-l mailing list http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-lReceived on Tue Mar 03 2015 - 15:59:58 UTC
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