On Tue, 4 Nov 1997 Mike_Spreitzer.PARC@xerox.com wrote: > My name is Mike Spreitzer, and I found this list when I got interested in the > question of whether I could see the satellite from which I get my TV (I'm a > DishNet subscriber). I have a 1/3-meter Dobsonian, and an only modestly > light-polluted back yard (I live in Tracy, in California's central valley; on a > relatively good night, my unaided eye can see all but the dimmest star in the > little dipper). I suspect it will be barely possible, if possible at all. Any > opinions? You most likely can see that sat. I don't know which one you're looking at, but I have seen 150+ sync sats at mag 10-13. Many fainter ones were unseen. > 17-inch Newtonian in a somewhat darker site. I have Bester's SatTrack 3.1 (the > last free version), but it doesn't do SDP4; will I have a chance of locating a > dim geostationary sat with that? I'm not familiar with that program. HIGHFLY works fine for me in finding sync sats. Jay Respler www.injersey.com/Media/SkyNotes/ -- JRespler@InJersey.com Satellite Tracker * Early Typewriter Collector Freehold, New Jersey