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Default Using a Celestron CPC telescope, what is the best way to track the ISS?

Is there a website that gives the parameters for the ISS (of its location) so I could program the scop to track it?
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There may be more experienced voices out there, but my personal experience is that it's going to be pretty hard to track the ISS with a scope. It moves slower than an airplane across the sky, but it's still moving at a pretty good clip.
Your best bet might be binoculars.
I don't know if a motorized scope can even move fast enough to track the ISS. Maybe it can move that fast, but whether it can be made to track is a different question.
And, yes, there is a way to find out where it's going to be. I'll try to find it and get back to you.
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