When I upgrade from 7*50 binoculars it MUST be computer controlled. Depending on economy, it could be a dobsonian with cheap (or home-built) electronics, or a Meade ETX, or even a Celestron or VIXEN. If I want to observe an object that doesn't have recent elsets, like springtime KH's, and/or high drag, I may have to search for 10-100 minutes, during which time the Earth's rotation shifts the track. If I have to refer to star maps/notes every few minutes, I can easily miss it. Also if I want to concentrate on flash measurements, or many positional obs, or satellites that are too faint except every minute or so.... -- bjorn.gimle@tietotech.se (office) -- -- b_gimle@algonet.se (home) http://www.algonet.se/~b_gimle -- -- SeeSat-L searching now available (URL at the last line) -- > > I use my 8" with digital setting circles to view most of the satellites > I observe. If ever the satellite tracking capabilities become useful > I might upgrade. > ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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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