Hi all. anyone can direct me to some web page or a person where i can get info about buying a autotracking telescope..? thanks dolly ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leo Barhorst" <leobarhorst@zonnet.nl> To: "seesat-l" <seesat-l@satobs.org> Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 11:57 PM Subject: Re: Iridium Flare In Daylight > At Eurosom 3 in 1998 in Edinburgh the whole group watched a -8 Iridium flare > from > outside the old observatory in the early afternoon. Alecture at Eurosome was > temporally > ajourned to watch the flare. > Using a compass and a elevation angle we were able to place ourselfs in the > shadow > of the building with the expected spot of the flare alittle bit above the > rooftop. > Someone was counting down the seconds and right on time the flare appeared. > For most of the group it was their first daytime Iridiumflare. > Great that Rob matson was with us proving his software in real time. > Bjorn Gimle videotaped this. The video shows the group wating for the flare, > the flare > itself and the cheers and enthousiame of all these observers. > > Perhaps Bjorn can put it on his homepage? > > Greetings > Leo > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tom Wagner" <sciteach@mchsi.com> > To: <SeeSat-L@satobs.org> > Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 5:42 PM > Subject: Iridium Flare In Daylight > > > > Have any of you with a telescope capable of tracking satellites > > automatically ever tracked an Iridium satellite in a blue sky through its > > "daytime flare?" Just curious. I think it would make a neat video. > > > > Tom Iowa USA > > + + + > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from SeeSat-L, send a message with 'unsubscribe' > > in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@satobs.org > > List archived at http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from SeeSat-L, send a message with 'unsubscribe' > in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@satobs.org > List archived at http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html > ----------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from SeeSat-L, send a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@satobs.org List archived at http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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