Using an 8" LX200 with 8.8mm UWA EP (227X) and LXSat SW in Continuous mode, I started off with a 51 deg pass of ISS. It was a side view coming up, as I could see the vertical module at one end, but no solar panels. Shortly after culmination, the scope hit due north and went around almost 360 to the other side. If anyone knows how to disable this "safety" feature, please let me know. I asked Meade, they don't know. Anyway, by the time it got back to ISS, the view was from underneath and I could see the main solar panels. Very impressive. Next, I tracked TiPS through a 35 deg pass, still at 227X. It was amazing, the tether was prominent and was about half the length of the fov. The objects at both ends were also clearly visible. Finished it off with the NOSS 2-3 trio at 65 deg. Tracked them in the 7x50 finder so I could see all at once. They were faint at first, but bright for most of the pass. Overall, one of my best evenings in about seven years of obs. Brad Feinner Los Alamitos, CA ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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