Another opinion to complement Ted's. >> 2) Is classified.tle the only valued "classified" data file? Ted said: >It is excellent, and I am not aware of any other similar file on the web that is as complete, accurate and regularly updated. Amen to that! And a huge thanks to Chris Peat, at heavens-above.com Ted again: >Contributions of similar quality likely would also be valued. This may refer to the accuracy of your reports. When I first started submitting reports, I was unaware of the need for 0.1 second accuracy in the timings, and positional fixes of similar accuracy: http://www.satobs.org/position/posn_measure.html At first, I was upset, but I have slowly learned how to do this, and to make reports. It is time consuming, and I still don't report as often as I could because I would rather be observing. The reward is the very accurate predictive elements and other info posted on this list. This can lead to exciting sights that might not have been possible without the symbiotic relationship between the list users. I have been helped along with great patience these last three years by list users with decades of experience. And to think, when I first started, I worried about the Astronomical League's EOSOC Club requiring accuracy to the second on timings! >> 3) Will sighting of USA193 from my coordinates be of value to >> members? In other words is sighting of the above "common" >> satellites of value to members? I would like to know myself if Ted, Mike, or any others have preferences on which objects are of interest, although I would think in the statistical analysis they do, more points are better than fewer. Also, "hot" objects are discussed more in the posts - i.e. new or lost or late objects tend to be discussed more. Don't forget PPAS (flashing / variable objects), which I have just started to appreciate. Timing is important there too, but of visual characteristics, not position. Brad Young TULSA 1 COSPAR 8336 36.1397N, 95.9838W, 205m ASL ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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