At 01:48 15/01/03, pmorini@libero.it wrote: > Hi All, > >Other simpler of more effective ways to measure orbital period ? (I am studying the book "Satellite Tracking" by Stanley Macko, printed around 1962-63, it deals the problem of tracking and timne measuremente but referring to the use of a kinetheodolite, that's too much for me :-( ) >Greetings > Paolo Morini - Italy Paulo, such a crude instrument was designed for bright satellites moving W to E, that is satellites whose inclination is less than one's latitude. All the observers on this list currently fix satellite positions by noting there position amonst the stars. For this all you need is a stopwatch, time source star atlas of sufficient accuracy, and some enthiasm. I suggest you try and get Desmond King-Hele's book "Observing Earth satellites" from a library, to get the flavour of our hobby better. The book is out of print and not readily available on the second hand market. Tony Beresford Satellite Observer 1060- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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