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I am using https://transit-finder.com/ and SkySafari Plus to try and catch an ISS Transit but am getting conflicting results between the two for a given location. One will say the transit will occur and the other one will show that location will just miss it.
Any thoughts on which one to trust?
I also checked Stellarium but I have to use an older version to get it to work on my computer and it is way off compared to the other two.
Fish4evr
Fish4evr
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Transit finder will be the correct one. If you're looking more than a 3 days into the future, make sure you check again 12 hours or so before the transit to get the most accurate times.
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fish4evr wrote: ↑Mon Feb 03, 2020 7:04 am
Graeme, I too use heavens above, it works great for flyovers. But I was looking more for Transits.
Hope the weather is more cooperative for you.