Greg Roberts wrote: > .... > > I tried binoculars/telescope/stop watch for probably something like 42 > years and considered myself a lousy observer. > Maybe Im a bit better now. > I tried the binocular and stopwatch approach....once. It was way too hard and not very accurate. My hat is off to those who are actually successful at obtaining precision data using this equipment. That first try could have killed my enthusiasm...and maybe it does for some who try it out. Luckily it didn't and I went on to get some video gear and a GPS timestamp. Kevins web page with links to his gear got me started. Greg keep me enthused and Mike maintains the rigor. :-) We could use some more observers who actually measure and report their observations. If no one did this then the classified objects would all become unknowns that occasionally pass through the spacetrack fleet. Perhaps we need some pages of equipment and techniques on the SeeSat page to encourage new observer/measurers. We already have plenty of observers. Scott Campbell Beeville, Texas Cospar 6226 28.4861N 97.8194W 107m http://www.coastalbend.edu/acdem/math/sats/ campbel7@hughes.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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