>My question is: are SATOBS lines of data to be used in programs like >SKYMAP? I've seen many references to this program. I'd like to be able to >see SATS on SKYMAP. I RTFM (yes, the INSTRUCTIONS! Wow...lots of info >there! hihi) for the SkyMap Data Preparation tool. I think I just need to >know how these numbers are divided...R.A., Dec, etc... > >Here's the September 23 satobs from Mr. Eberst. How do I use this list in >SkyMap? Are they used in SkyMap? > >7409901 191156.66 235249+471551 5.1 5.1 0 S >7409901 191211.00 233558+425759 5.2 5.2 0 S >8406503 191923.72 012506+472037 5.9 7.6 1.2 R ... If you use Rob Matson's SkyMap, or (most) other satellite prediction programs, you need the Two-Line Element sets (TLE) files. See VSO home pages (in my signature) for sources (and programs) SATOBS and other observers' data are used to improve elsets not recently available officially, using programs like ELCOR. I have conversion programs from common posting formats into ELCOR format. -- bjorn.gimle@tieto.se (office) -- -- b_gimle@algonet.se (home) http://www.algonet.se/~b_gimle -- -- COSPAR 5919, MALMA, 59.2615 N, 18.6206 E, 33 m -- -- COSPAR 5918, HAMMARBY, 59.2985 N, 18.1045 E, 44 m -- -- SeeSat-L / Visual Satellite Observer Home Page found at -- -- http://www2.satellite.eu.org/satintro.html --