At 10:06 PM 19/05/2008, Adaqm stuart wrote: >Thank you, Tony. I did not realize the shadow constraint. Having used HA, I >know the sky charts resolve the transit path for a location based on the ISS >first rising above the local horizon and terminate with the ISS entering >shadow. In retrospect, TheSky and Satellite Tracker do not discern >visibility along a transit path, only report "if" the ISS is visible. Adam, I would be surprised if the Sky didnt allow for solar illumination of a satellite. Perhaps you haven't set in on somehow. If satellite tracker is meant for mainly radio tracking it is to be expected that solar illumination isnt so important. I dont have a copy of either programme so I cant test them out. However Skymap pro (v8) which I do use agrees with HA in saying the entire pass was in shadow. Tony Beresford ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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