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Hi all, I has been using stable Orbiter 2006 for a long time, and now decided to look on a beta. I tried to download it from sourceforge, but it thows "Server Error in Application "DEFAULT WEB SITE". HTTP Error 404.0 - Not Found" using any link on Orbiter archives. Has anybody got the same...

Hi folks, currently I'm looking for a laptop, but it looks quite hard to find model that fits me. Could you tell about your laptop experience? Especially interesting would be info on battery real capacity and heating/cooler noise (this data is usually absent in official TC). Alex.

Hi All, recently I was forced to replace WindowsXP with Linux on my old notebook (although it's Celeron 1.2GHz, 256MB RAM, it loads painfully slow under Windows, about 10 minutes on fresh install). Now I'm trying to configure PCMCIA WiFi card (RT2500) for it. I've found drivers through...

Hi All, currently I am doing my homework on programming: a programm on C++ which draws in the window an analog clock using LineTo(), Ellipse() and TextOut() functions. I had a problem: I can't force window to redraw it's client area(the clock simply looks stopped). I tried to use SetTimer, and...

Hi All, I wonder how space monitoring organisations identify some pieces of space debris as a part of some satellite? Visually it's very hard to recognize anything on it, but orbital data may be very different from parent craft(because of some initial velocity, sun light pressure, atmospheric...

Hi All. Just wondering is there any radioamateurs here in Orbiter-Forum? At this moment it looks like I am the only :( For those whom it's interesting: My call is YL3GDY (same with nick ;) ), licensed since 2005. Transceiver Yaesu FT-897, antenna Windom 40m long(for HF) + 3 element Yagi for...

Hi All, recently I've got two 2GB DDR2 PC800 RAM modules as a gift. But my motherboard(ASUS P5GD2-X, Intel 915P chipset) supports only PC400, PC533 and PC600 (that's written in manual). The question is, can I use these modules in my machine (not necessary on its full speed; e.g., a module...

Hi All, recently I've decided to make my first Orbiter video. But I have troubles in capturing video from screen. I'm using CamStudio 2.0, with ffdshow encoding. When I try to watch captured video, I see only the first frame and no changes (duration of video is right). I've tried to capture...

Hi All, I have some problem with my Meade DS-2114 scope. When trying to align it or rotate around azimuthal axis, I hear motor working, but the scope rotates only some first seconds. It looks like there is very poor grip in azimuth drive mechanism. I have tried to disassemble this mechanism...

Hi All, Reading many manuals about interplanetar flights, often I came across a statement that "to make most efficient eject burn, you need your periapsis as low as possible". It sounds as a general rule, but I wonder which is the physical background of it? Could anyone explain it, using...

Hi All. The ideas of using Moon as a launch pad for interplanetar trips are well-known. Recently I have decided to fly from Moon orbit to Mars using TransX MFD. Transfer from LEO to Moon orbit was OK: I reached 2000 km high circular intermediate orbit. But troubles started when I was planning...

Kavli astrophysics prize 2008 was awarded to Maarten Schmidt(Californian Institute of Technology, USA) and Donald Lynden-Bell(Cambridge University, UK). Original site: http://www.kavlifoundation.org/prizes/ Info from Astronet: http://www.astronet.ru/db/msg/1228013 (russian)

Hi All, I've been recently trying to aerocapture Venus from an interplanetar trajectory with DGIV. The speed was about 11.71 km/s. But I got problem: if I adjust periapsis to >=97 km, glider passes it OK, but the speed reduces only by 300-400 m/s, which is unsufficient. If I adjust periapsis to...

Hi all, Some time ago I've tried to reentry on DGIV without autopilot turned on. Then I discovered a strange fact - in upper atmosphere aerodynamic forces attempt to increase pitch, but after some moment - to decrease pitch. What is physical explanation of this fact?

Hi all, I've been playing Orbiter some time(unfortunately with large gaps). Every time I was approaching to a runway, I aligned DG without any MFD's. I only watched when runway looks "vertical" and "straight", then I turned towards it. Orbiter manual says, that HSI can be used for this...

Hi all. Some of recent discussions encouraged me to create a thread, where astrophotographs (real, of course!) can be posted. So, you are welcome to post here your shots of the sky!

Hi All, I'm now working on some project, involving fractal geometry. And I have some question - how is Hausdorff dimension defined for random fractals (particularly I mean Brown's fractal)?