Please stop this chat until the launch date is known! There are real lasers in the sky now - try to find them first. Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2000 3:58 PM Subject: RE: Amsat P3D Laser experiment > At 23:36 24/10/00 , Dale Ireland wrote: > >If you don't have "night viewers" you might try seeing it using many > >consumer digital cameras with displays on the back like my Olympus 2020z and > >the Sony low light video cam. These are very sensitive to IR like this > >laser. They are sensitive well below 835nm. > > >When the satellite goes over just point you camera at it and watch the > >display screen. > >Dale Ireland > I think the range might be a little too much for that Dale, > remember Phase 3D is in a 16 hour eccentric orbit with apogee > over the Northern hemisphere isnt it. > Tony Beresford ( AMSAT LM 959) > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > 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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