good to know re 100mm re next time :) but I often get into trees before eclipse with ISS, but I suppose that depends... At 08:09 10/15/2002 -0400, you wrote: >In a message dated 10/14/2002 11:21:18 PM Eastern Standard Time, snewcomb@gcnetmail.net writes: > >> I also want to have enough magnification on a pass to see shape and still be >> able to track with dob. I have seen with a 25mm at 48x for short time, am >> now getting better at following sat with telescope just recently. Have you >> been able to track at a high enough mag to see shape of ISS and track with >> dob? > >Last evening I was using a 35mm Celestron Ultima (Dob focal length = 1200 mm) >for a 33x mag. The real problem for a dob is getting rid of the diffraction >spikes. Last spring I tried stacking a couple of filters to cut down the light >and was able to see an elongated shape - like a cigar - but not a "T" shape. >Another member of my astronomy club using a 4 inch (100 mm) refractor stated >that he could easily see the "T" shape (ISS + solar panels). I believe he was >50-100x without using any filters. > >Cheers, >Don Gardner 39.1799 N, 76.8406 W, 100m ASL >http://hometown.aol.com/mir16609/ >http://www.howardastro.org/ > >----------------------------------------------------------------- >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 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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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