Re: Heavensat Question

From: Greg Roberts (grr@telkomsa.net)
Date: Fri May 22 2009 - 15:16:34 UTC

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    Hi Jason
    
    Im not sure that we can do exactly what you want but have you tried the USER 
    LIST option? This will only predict the satellites in the USER LIST      BUT it 
    also will display any other satellite visible...
    
    Briefly this is what to do:
    
    Click on HEAVENSAT icon to start program.
    Click  SELECT will load "Satellite Bases" screen
    Choose the element set you want to use - all the satellites will then be shown 
    in the center column "All Satellites"
    Right click on a satellite wanted - small window appears - left click on the Add 
    to "User list" option
    Do this for all the satellites wanted, then go to the APPLY -bottom of right 
    hand side of screen, click on it and then click on OK and taken back to the main 
    screen again.
    
    The SATELLITE SOURCES will now be shown as USER LIST
    Do your usual prediction set up and only the passes of satellites in the USER 
    LIST will be shown.
    
    I assume you know the rest -  click on the satellite you want, set field of 
    view, etc and click on the LOCK symbol and then either set the program to "real 
    time" and then advance at real time rate and follow the satellite across the 
    sky, but at the same time all the other non predicted satellites will also be 
    shown-which is probably what you dont want - I prefer to have this as I can then 
    see what other satellites will cross the field of view of the satellite I am 
    following. I assume you also know how to use the TIME SLIDE option which enables 
    you to rapidly see what will happen during the pass well in advance of the 
    actual event and you can then look for suitable reference stars, satellite cross 
    overs etc.
    
    However if you only want to show the satellites you are interested in I think 
    your only option is to edit the satellite database and remove all the satellites 
    you dont want.
    
    Hope this is clear. The author of the program reads this list so if I have said 
    anything wrong , or there is a better way, then Im sure he will contact myself, 
    or you, and put us on the "straight and narrow".
    
    Cheers
    Greg
    
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: "Jason Glydewell" <jpglyde@yahoo.com>
    To: "Greg Roberts" <grr@telkomsa.net>
    Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 4:20 PM
    Subject: Re: Heavensat Question
    
    
    >
    > Here is what I would like to do with Heavensat (as I have been doing with 
    > Orbitron):
    >
    > 1. Select all the .txt files from Celestrak for my Satellite Source
    > 2. In the Calculations tab, run a Passes prediction for the evening according 
    > to my specs (min magnitude, elevations, etc.) The screen then shows me a list 
    > of sats I want to try to spot.
    >
    > Here is what I can't figure out:
    >
    > 3. I then want to click on the Chart tab to show, in real time, ONLY the 
    > satellites from my Pass Predictions list under the Calculations tab.
    >
    > As I can tell right now, the Chart is showing me ALL the sats from the 
    > original Satellite Source, including the sats which I won't be able to see 
    > because of their very very dim magnitudes.  I want to exclude the sats that I 
    > can't see and have the Chart show ONLY the sats from my Pass Predictions list.
    >
    > In Orbitron this can be achieved by right clicking on the sat list and 
    > selecting Track > Only > Prediction Results.
    >
    > Is it possible to do this in Heavensat?
    >
    > Thanks
    >
    > Jason Glydewell
    >
    > www.jasonglydewell.com/satellites
    >
    >
    > 
    
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