Correct coordinates

[scarecrow]

Im having some trouble getting the correct coordinates for my back garden. Coordinates broken down for synscan are 51 37N 000 00E on Maps and Utilities for the PC, Mac, iPhone, iPod touch and Smartphones. Now if i put them into google maps im about half a mile away. I know you don`t have to be spot on but is that a little too far away?

Thanks

[Cornelius Varley]

Your coordinates will be accurate enough for the Synscan handset.

Peter

[scarecrow]

thanks for confirming this

[ScubaMike]

Don't know how I did it, but I think a double click on the mouse over your back garden in Google maps will give the precise co-ordinates.

I certainly got them from google maps, and adjusted them to within a couple of metres from my normal set up position.

[scarecrow]

I think if you garden sits perfect on the hours and minutes you can get a perfect location but its the seconds that pinpoint your garden. Mine is obviously not as the closest i can get using hours and minutes is about half a mile away.

[GJBC]

yep if you use Google maps and zoom in as close to your garden as possible then point at your observing location i.e. the patio and right click and say get direction from here. the little box on the left hand side of the screen will now have a set of numbers in that is your coordinates location. only in decimal. i am not sure what format Synscan req's the data in decimal or deg mins sec. if you do need to convert it to deg mins secs and that can be done here.

Convert Latitude / Longitude in Degrees/Minutes/Seconds to/from Decimal (FCC) USA

it will be the converted co ords you will require if it requires in deg mins sec.

or another way in Google maps is to click the little cog ( top right of maps page) and select "maps labs" and scroll down to the bottom then enable LatLng marker. Now when in Google maps "Satellite" view select you observing location and right click at the bottom of the list you will see "Drop Lat Lng marker" do that and it drops a little box on screen with the co-ords in though you cant use the must oe copy the co-ords highlight the text and use Cntrl&C to copy them with the keyboard shortcuts. get that date converted if required as shown above