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To: haqihana who wrote (18017)	5/3/2000 12:53:00 AM
From: Jacques Chitte	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

Thank you, haqihana! I am actually not an astronomer by trade; I am a chemist. But astronomy and cosmology have always interested me keenly. You don't need a telescope to do very rewarding stargazing ... 99% of the time I use 7x50 binos, or my Big Boys, 10x70s. And here is a truly xlnt site for tracking satellites - www.heavens-above.com You can input your coordinates into it and get custom charts for satellite passes. The ones I watch for are Mir, the ISS, and the SL-16 (Russian Zenit) boosters. There are three - one tumbles rapidly, one tumbles slowly, and one doesn't tumble at all. And it's a really great way to get familiar with the nighttime stars, who have been faithful Old Friends since I was six.