Am 20.07.2006 um 21:40 schrieb FrankReedCT@aol.com: > "Does anyone have a suggestion for a planetarium software (cheap > or free) > that would meet my needs that I could -teach 8th grade students- > how to use? > We use PCs with Windows 2000. The list of software here > http://satobs.org/orbsoft.html#IBM is a bit overwhelming, albeit very > useful. " > > Do you do any programming at all? As an example, I have a small sat > prediction program which I designed for access from my cell phone > (you can see it at > www.fer1.com). The code is not too complicated, if you want to try > to make > your own version. It does not use the long algorithms for > satellite orbital > motion --just precessing Keplerian ellipses-- but it works within > a couple of > tenths of a degree in most cases. hi list. this is my first post here after reading it for some weeks. short introduction: i am currently doing a master in media arts in halle/germany. former projects include one educational on light pollution. it was done for the museum of civilization in quebec. it might be interesting for this list: http:// www.sciencetech.technomuses.ca/english/whatson/Odysseyoflight/ exposition/mysterieuse/pollution/ i don't know if i should better start a new topic rather than replying to this one but for my current project i want to write a script that places the viewpoint of google earth to a satellites position. it does not have to be very precise. so the code mentioned above by frank seems to be a good starting point. basically i wonder how to get from a .tle file to the degrees position used in google earth. or am i trying to invent the wheel again? did someone already coded that? thank you for any replies and help. max -- http://revolwear.com Burg Giebichenstein Hochschule für Kunst und Design Halle, Deutschland http://kunstundmedien.burg-halle.de ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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