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Re: Newbie to Tracking

leotaylor2 — Fri, 10 May 2013 20:15:46 GMT

... Hi Johnny, It looks like you checked the items we suggested. The Timing value (AKA Forward/Back when looking through the finder in the direction of flight)

Re: Newbie to Tracking

John — Fri, 10 May 2013 19:17:48 GMT

Thank you everyone for the replies and suggestions, I do have my laptop synced with "time.nist.com",the latest firmware 4.2g for the handset and always

Re: Newbie to Tracking

John Mahony — Tue, 07 May 2013 17:24:12 GMT

... Yes, good point. The program has different telescope interface options for the LX200GPS polar vs alt-az. Johnny's problem is unusual so I don't think

Re: Newbie to Tracking

John Mahony — Tue, 07 May 2013 17:02:27 GMT

... No, SatTracker sends commands to the scope (either commands to goto a sequence of positions, or speed commands), but then it's up to the scope to

Re: Newbie to Tracking

leotaylor2 — Tue, 07 May 2013 13:29:19 GMT

... Hi Jim, I was delighted to meet you at the Grand Canyon Star Party. The Movie Short Circuit with Johnny 5 had a favorite line for my wife and I, "No

Re: Newbie to Tracking

skylook123@... — Tue, 07 May 2013 04:28:00 GMT

Well, Leo, Johnny 5 is an alternate name for NGC457, The Owl Cluster, ET Cluster, Johnny 5 Cluster, Kachina Doll Cluster, Dragonfly Cluster, or, as I call it

Re: Newbie to Tracking

skylook123@... — Tue, 07 May 2013 04:09:20 GMT

Hi Johnny, Although it should work in Alt-Az, I use the option for LX200GPS in polar mode. Use the Telescope tab to make sure you have the right option

Re: Newbie to Tracking

leotaylor2 — Tue, 07 May 2013 02:06:03 GMT

... Hello Johnny K, This is not normal, otherwise the program would be useless. Satellite Tracker should follow a satellite for several minutes. It could

Newbie to Tracking

John — Tue, 07 May 2013 01:56:21 GMT

Hello Everyone, I'm new to this so please excuse me if ask something that sounds silly. I am using a Meade LX200GPS and Sat Track 2.4.9b, P4 laptop time synced

Re: Which is the best iphone app?

nikos22bass@... — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 20:29:46 GMT

Some of the best, for me , are: Skysafari plus Luminos Starmap pro Solar walk Star walk Από το iPad μου

Re: Which is the best iphone app?

p_gaul — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 18:35:52 GMT

SkySafari Plus is awesome. I used an iPhone 3GS and had SkySafari Plus installed; I recently switched to Android with a Galaxy SIII and simply had to have it

Re: Which is the best iphone app?

H P — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 21:48:47 GMT

I have a Verizon 4S. The two apps I have for star gazing are "Star Walk" and "Solar Walk." Another good one for determining az is "Heading." Perry

Re: Which is the best iphone app?

H P — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 21:29:27 GMT

I have a Verizon 4S. The two apps I have for star gazing are "Star Walk" and "Solar Walk." Another good one for determining az is "Heading." Perry

Re: Which is the best iphone app?

Hank Sielski — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 01:55:59 GMT

Alot of folks like Luminos ($6.99 for full version). I have it, but haven't explored its capabilities fully yet. I think that it has some abilities vis a vis

Re: ascom dome

John Mahony — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 01:37:00 GMT

Sat tracker doesn't use ASCOM so there'd be no direct connection, however Sat Tracker does have a nice feature that you can get it to output a text file that