Hi Tom, This is a great opportunity to educate young minds. The device you refer to is a satellite altimeter and the URL was posted by Scott Campbell in January. http://www.coastalbend.edu/acdem/math/sats/sat_altim.htm -----Original Message----- From: Tom Wagner [mailto:sciteach@mchsi.com] Subject: Going to teach satellite observing to youngsters <snip> . . . using a simple handheld protractor of sorts to estimate a satellite's orbital height. Bill Frost Canberra, Australia ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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