[amsat-bb] Re: Discrepancies between Prediction Programs?

[Jim Jerzycke]

Make sure both programs are displaying the same time.
Some have an option to add an offset from the computer
time, and it might not be set correctly.
Jim  KQ6EA

--- "Kent R. Frazier" <k5knt at amsat.org> wrote:

> I noticed something strange tonight...
> 
> I was running Satscape version 8.2.17 beta and
> Orbitron 3.17 and I was
> getting two *VERY* different locations for AO-51. I
> had updated the keps for
> both programs tonight.
> 
> Time: 03:22:19 UTC Saturday 1 March 2008 (Shown on
> both programs)
> 
> AO-51 Location (Satscape 8.2.17 beta):
> Latitude: 007.7664 South
> Longitude: 117.0110 West
> 
> Orbitron 3.17:
> Latitude: 69.5008 East
> Longitude: 42.5000 North
> 
> -- 
> Kent R. Frazier, K5KNT
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