Adam Vellender wrote: > What is the maximum angle of elevation from the ground > (I think I probably mean altitude - sorry - I'm still > getting to grips with the terminology!) at which an "Elevation" is fine. Altitude is usually height of sat above earth. > Iridium Flare can be seen? As far as I can remember, > I've never seen one with an altitude greater than > about 45 degrees. Presumably the geometry of the > reflections off the satellite's panels limit this. I haven't paid much attention to that, but in just the next few days I have a couple at 67°. > Would this be different for a tumbling Iridium sat? I don't think so. > Also, at what kind of magnitude did the space shuttle > appear when it was in operation? I only discovered -1. > satellite observing after the Columbia tragedy, > unfortunately, so never saw it. And how bright do > Progress crafts appear when undocked? mag 2 > And finally, I was wondering what is generally > considered to be the best free software for satellite > observing. At the moment, I'm using Orbitron, which > seems nice and user-friendly, along with Iridflar > which is great. I was just wondering really whether > there was any other software that I would benefit from > having. > Adam Vellender > adamvellender@yahoo.co.uk QUICKSAT and Sky Map are the best. -- Jay Respler -- JRespler@superlink.net SKY VIEWS: http://uweb.superlink.net/jrespler Satellite Tracker * Typewriter Collector Freehold, New Jersey ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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