Hi welcome to the list! > I have been reading a few of the discussions/letters, does anyone know where > I can get a shareware (I use a Macintosh) for such elsets? http://www.satellite.eu.org/orbsoft.html overviews available s/w. > Also, where can I > get information on upcoming decays that are visible from my location? I > already checked several sites but found none helpful for beginners. Try http://www.wingar.demon.co.uk/satevo/dkwatch/ updated often. In general, if his page suggests that the decayer might be visible from your neck of the woods, go out 5-10 minutes early & keep looking around. For more precise stuff, get the TLEs that he provides, put them into software, and still go out 5 minutes early anyway! If a sat is still on orbit in darkness OR already decayed you see nothing. If it's on orbit and in sunlight you see it as you would see any sat, moving noticeably fast. If it's decaying you're lucky! It'll shine by its own light & be impressive. Best, Mark ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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