>Jerry
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>follow the tips on the site.
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>Accurate timekeeping etc.
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>Its difficult to look at one point in the sky for more than a few seconds without losing attention.
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>I was impressed by the accuracy.
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>let me know how you get on.
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>Nick Mason

Good points.
I own a 10" Meade LX-200 and used to do a lot of observing, but haven't done much since I retired my business because my sleep pattern is now not flexible enough, except on Firday nites.

I was working with a software app that would alloww my computer to move the scope in jumps so that I could track satellites. My present software is called XEphem and runs on Linux. It can be set to track most bodies, as long as the two-element lines are accurate.