----- Original Message ----- From: "Denis" <denis.boucher@telus.net> To: "SeeSat" <SeeSat-L@satobs.org> Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2004 7:59 PM Subject: Re: An ISS encounter with Venus and Saturn > I put the listed position and TLE into my program and came up with the > following tracks for a Venus crossing. Draw lines on a map to see if the > numbers match. According to the results, ISS passed a few arc minutes > from Venus at the position given. This would match your description of > the event. BTY, I set the results to miles versus kilometers as you are > in the US. > > Denis. ++++++ I put your data for the CelesTrak TLE and for the H-A TLE into my GPS and indeed, for the CelesTrak it shows that I was about 0.48 miles too far West and for the H-A TLE it shows that I was about 0.67 miles too far W, as far as I can tell. I'm trying to figure out how to measure distance using the controls on my GPSr and am finding it a bit challenging. The unit instructions are all but worthless. Thanks for the input. Tom Iowa USA + + + ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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