On 12/23/20 12:12 AM, Mark Hammond wrote:
The best way to know if a satellite is in eclipse is to use software. Maybe there is a list somewhere, or maybe we can build a list here! (PREDICT does, Gpredict probably does, as I would guess Macdoppler as well?)
I can answer this for gpredict
This appears to hold true for AO-91 pretty much of the year due to its orbit. If you live at a very northern latitude, things get more interesting ;)
In gpredict, the 'show next pass' or 'show future passes' will have a column 'Vis'. Somehow this column can hide in the righthand side of the prediction window so resize it horizontally.
The values important for this discussion are 'D' for 'daylight', 'E' for 'eclipsed'. A full pass can have both D and E, so if you see that select that pass to get the complete answer.
Koos PE4KH