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: An Astronomy page for the Observer, the Scientist, the Educator--to provide a content-rich resource for those of us interested in Astronomy.   I try to select pages with information that give you access to the work of skilled-amateurs and professionals..to help them give you materials for your own investigations. Tom (eMail)


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http://www.astro.uni-bonn.de/~pbrosche/hist_astr/ha_items_world.html
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http://galileo.imss.firenze.it/museo/a/esistea.html

 


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(Also see Satellite Observing)

Tom's Note: Satellite observing is not only fun but rich in content--the software that is available is outstanding and NASA and others will supply you with all of the basic information you'll need. You have many options. For example, you can just go outside and look up into the night sky for the brighter visual satellites, use binoculars to watch and record changes in their brightness, or set up equipment to receive   Earth images using an inexpensive radio/antenna/computer combination.  The software,  identified below, will help you predict and acquire satellite passages, (very) accurately.  From my home (located in the Southwestern part of the US (Taos, NM) I have received NOAA images from Alaska, Hudson Bay down to the Yucatan.  However more recently, various Internet agencies have begun supplying a greater number  of Satellite images with much better detail than  my equipment was capable.

Please remember that satellite passages may only last for a few minutes and it is very important to have you computer clock set to the correct time (see NIST Time download). In case you don't know .. typically PC loose time (several seconds a day) and the NIST Time software should be downloaded, installed and run before each observing session.   The Satellite tracking software will only be as accurate as your computer's clock time.

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TimeRC .. To use your computer to make accurate astronomical predictions or run "real time" software, your configuration and computer clock must be set correctly as per the national time standard (note: all PC clocks gradually gain/loose time). This software is recommended. It is easy to install and use .. and has many clickable astronomical events. (must have a sound card, speakers and microphone)

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