astronomy software again to find the ones I had ( free ones ) and get
them again, one at a time, this modem doesn't go over 28.8bps

HI Dennis:

Start with Cartes du Ciel:

http://www.stargazing.net/astropc/

Peace,
Rod Mollise
Author of _Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope_
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