It was necessary as a consequence of our original imaging license from NOAA. We could not image anything other than the surface of the earth, and since the satellite is stabilized with a bar magnet, the camera points up in the southern hemisphere. 45 minutes on an ascending pass means the camera is off by the time it is pointed the wrong way. That's the reason as far as I remember it. Jerry or Burns might be along to correct me if my memory is faulty.
You may have some shot at receiving the signal as the ascending passes over the US go over the pole and down over China and western Japan. I can add some of those passes if you will be ready to copy.
73, Drew KO4MA
-----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org On Behalf Of Hans BX2ABT via AMSAT-BB Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2019 10:01 PM To: Mark L. Hammond marklhammond@gmail.com Cc: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO-92 camera mode
Any reason for this limited setup? Would love to get some 9k6 frames.
Hans
BX2ABT
On 07/08/2019 09:57 AM, Mark L. Hammond wrote:
It’s on a timer, that cannot be changed. Mark N8MH
On Sun, Jul 7, 2019 at 3:04 PM Hans BX2ABT via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@amsat.org mailto:amsat-bb@amsat.org> wrote:
Why not leave the camera on for an entire day or two so people around the world can enjoy AO-92 in another way? 73 de Hans BX2ABT On 07/08/2019 12:46 AM, Andrew Glasbrenner via AMSAT-BB wrote: > > > July 10 and 11 we'll be running the camera on AO-92 in support of the ARRL > Teachers Institute. Exact pass times TBD, but expect anything that passes > over Florida in the morning to be possible. More to follow. > > > > 73, Drew KO4MA > > AMSAT VP Operations > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org <mailto:AMSAT-BB@amsat.org>. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > > _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org <mailto:AMSAT-BB@amsat.org>. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings:https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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