http://www.meade.com/catalog/lxd55/lxd55_series.html with dealer referrals http://www.meade.com/catalog/autostar/497_autostar.html http://www.weasner.com/etx/autostar/as_pc.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LXD55telescopes/ http://www.lxd55.com/ http://www.meade.com/catalog/etx/etx70at.html http://www.celestron.com/prod_pgs/tel/nx_gt_index.htm Also more expensive models, and digital mounts only - costing more than the scopes above. ----- Original Message ----- From: "DAKSH" <daksh@vsnl.net> To: "Leo Barhorst" <leobarhorst@zonnet.nl>; "seesat-l" <seesat-l@satobs.org> Sent: den 5 augusti 2003 04:52 Subject: autotracking telescopes.. > 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 > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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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