I have not yet learnt how to let my new LXD55 locate satellites and follow them. I also failed to find IGS 1B because the bright blue Nordic skies made me search below Arcturus instead of Jupiter, and I found Cosmos 783 rk, going in the wrong direction, with similar brightness and speed. Later I missed a few more while testing the scope, but observed USA 117 above Deneb, the old-fashioned way: 2003-05-15 22:44:21.8 (0.3 late) NNNNN YY LLLABC SSSS C YYYYMMDDHHMMSSsss tt ce HHMMmmm+DDMMmm pp B+MMm Mm 23728 95 066A 5919 P 20030515224421800 17 25 2026870+492400 18 S+065 10 -- bjorn.gimle@tietotech.se (office) -- -- b_gimle@algonet.se (home) http://www.algonet.se/~b_gimle -- -- COSPAR 5919, MALMA, 59.2576 N, 18.6172 E, 23 m -- -- COSPAR 5918, HAMMARBY, 59.2985 N, 18.1045 E, 44 m -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from SeeSat-L, send a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@satobs.org List archived at http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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