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Article #3637Eyeballing satellites???
From: George La Belle
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 21:31
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 21:31
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Can anyone help me with this? 1) Satellites in orbit can be seen (by reflected light) going overhead at night. How large would it have to be to make out what it is? (not a point source). 2) What is the smallest thing that can be seen with the naked eye? 3) What distance away is the space shuttle, when orbiting? Thanks, George
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Newsgroups: sci.astro Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!gatech!ukma!cs.widener.edu!eff!ssd.intel.com!ichips!hfglobe!labelle From: labelle@hfglobe.intel.com (George La Belle) Subject: Eyeballing satellites??? Message-ID: <C1FIH6.36u@hfglobe.intel.com> Organization: Intel Corporation Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 21:31:51 GMT Lines: 14