Yes, Satspy is excellent - generates nice starcharts. I run Mike McCants eccentric file through Element Manager's filters to pick out the few with Northern hemisphere perigees. Steve Bolton ----- Original Message ----- From: Ron Lee <ronlee@pcisys.net> To: <SeeSat-L@blackadder.lmsal.com> Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2000 4:46 PM Subject: SatSpy & Eccentric Objects > >Overall the program is excellent IMHO, and I'm still exploring it. Trying to > >figurte the best way to search for eccentric objects at the moment. I love > >to catch the high flyers at perigee at sunset. > > Mike McCants puts out a file of eccentric (orbit wise) objects. I typically > look at Molniyas but am starting to observe IUS and Centaur objects as well. > Most of these are at inclinations around 26 degrees. > > I use Skymap which works very well. Of course anything that works for you > is just as good. > > It would be interesting to see an eccentric object near perigee but since > Molniyas have their perigee in the southern hemisphere, that won't happen. > Should you find something that has a perigee good for USA observers, post > a message since I don't usually scan for such objects. > > Ron Lee > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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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