[net.space] Amateur Satellite Observing

EINAUDI@ICNUCEVM.BITNET (Alessandro Berni) (01/14/86)

Is there between the multitude of Space users someone interested in
amateur satellite observing?  I get prediction bulletins from
NASA/GSFC and would really love to exchange experiences.

Alessandro Berni
Genoa, Italy.

space@ucbvax.UUCP (01/15/86)

My brother just got the satellite report last month, but we have not
used it yet.  When the weather is good we sometimes lie outside to
watch satellites pass by.  I finally saw the Orbiter last year on one
of its infrequent high-inclination orbits.  We are trying to figure
out if we can see Salyut 6 someday.  I'm near Chicago now, but I
observe from my mother's house in central Indiana when I visit.

EINAUDI@ICNUCEVM.BITNET (Alessandro Berni) (01/21/86)

Thank you John and 'man-with-no-name-from-Chicago' for your replies.
If you like you can mail me directly at the following address:

        EINAUDI at ICNUCEVM.BITNET

In this way mail will arrive to me much faster than now.
For John particularly: what are the features of your prediction program?
I have done one in BASIC for my Commodore 64. Although it is very simple it
allows an acceptable accuracy.
This summer i was able to do a 20 days prediction for salyut-7 with an error
of only a bunch of seconds.

Keep mail coming, friends!!!

Alessandro Berni
Genoa, Italy

space@ucbvax.berkeley.edu.UUCP (01/23/86)

Hi, my name is mike haley and Iam interested in being able to
predict when a satellite is visible for viewing. Is there a
book you can recommend or could you explain just how a person
would go about it? Thanks


 Mike Haley (408) 982-6555
 UUCPnet: {ucbvax,decwrl,ihnp4,allegra,intelca}!amd!mikeh
 ARPAnet: amd!mikeh@decwrl.ARPA