>My question is simply this: how can all of these satellites, whichever one I >captured, be moving across my FOV? I thought this type of satellite appeared >to be hovering over one location? They are stationary for people on earth - in truth they orbit the earth once per day. So against the background stars they are moving. But if you turn off the motor on your telescope, they will stop moving and all the stars will appear to move. Most people who photograph geostationary satellites don't use any motor. They typically use a simple tripod. Another example - if you have seen people with satellite tv's have you noticed that those satellite dishes never move? They are always pointing at the same spot in the sky because the satellite doesn't "move" across the sky. Satellite dishes don't need motors to rotate the dish. So the RA motor on your scope isn't needed for this. - George Roberts http://gr5.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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