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how will the ISS appear to the unaided eye once the new pieces are added ?
I have been observing the ISS with just the unaided eye since April
2002. when the current shuttle Atlantis mission is complete and the new truss & solar panel pieces are added, how significantly brighter/larger can we expect the ISS to look when it passes near-directly overhead ? |
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how will the ISS appear to the unaided eye once the new piecesare added ?
Neon Knight wrote:
"Sprite Scaler" wrote in oups.com: when the current shuttle Atlantis mission is complete and the new truss & solar panel pieces are added, how significantly brighter/larger can we expect the ISS to look when it passes near-directly overhead ? Instead of a bright light the size of a mosquito, it will look like a bright light the size of a mosquito. Since you are so bright, what would it look like through the largest telescope on earth? -- "Our priorities are to go after illegal immigrants committing crime. If they are law-abiding citizens, we don't have the resources to go looking for them." George Bush L.A. Times, November 8, 2001 |
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how will the ISS appear to the unaided eye once the new pieces are added ?
johnny@. wrote:
Since you are so bright, what would it look like through the largest telescope on earth? If you could track it accurately, you could probably see in the windows. Seriously. Here's what it looks like from an 8-inch backyard telescope: http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap011012.html |
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If you could track it accurately, you could probably see in the windows. Seriously. Here's what it looks like from an 8-inch backyard telescope: There are websites that give you accurate times for viewing opportunities (look for "jpass" ) based on your home's latitude and longitude). It takes a few times to get used to how reliable it is in terms of visibility and brightness. You may not see it from horizon to horizon depending on air quality for instance. And there are passes where the station is far more visible than others due to its angle between the sun, the station and you. There are also moments where the "angle" may be perfect and for a second or two, you may be seeing a large flash. (there is a term for this, but it escapes me at the moment). Once built-up, I guess its brightness will greatly depend on the stations's orientation versus sun and you. It would either be very bright or just as it is right now (a moving star to the naked eye). |
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how will the ISS appear to the unaided eye once the new piecesare added ?
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johnny@. johnny@. wrote: Neon Knight wrote: "Sprite Scaler" wrote in oups.com: when the current shuttle Atlantis mission is complete and the new truss & solar panel pieces are added, how significantly brighter/larger can we expect the ISS to look when it passes near-directly overhead ? Instead of a bright light the size of a mosquito, it will look like a bright light the size of a mosquito. Since you are so bright, what would it look like through the largest telescope on earth? You cannot look through the largest telescope on Earth. It's designed for photography only. -- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Paul Schlyter, Grev Turegatan 40, SE-114 38 Stockholm, SWEDEN e-mail: pausch at stockholm dot bostream dot se WWW: http://stjarnhimlen.se/ |
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how will the ISS appear to the unaided eye once the new pieces are added ?
In message , John Doe writes
" wrote: If you could track it accurately, you could probably see in the windows. Seriously. Here's what it looks like from an 8-inch backyard telescope: There are websites that give you accurate times for viewing opportunities (look for "jpass" ) based on your home's latitude and longitude). It takes a few times to get used to how reliable it is in terms of visibility and brightness. You may not see it from horizon to horizon depending on air quality for instance. And there are passes where the station is far more visible than others due to its angle between the sun, the station and you. There are also moments where the "angle" may be perfect and for a second or two, you may be seeing a large flash. (there is a term for this, but it escapes me at the moment). A flash? :-) I saw a reflection off the Mir station some years ago, and my first thought was "Moscow, we have a problem". Heavens Above is the obvious site to get predictions http://www.heavens-above.com/ Times, maps and everything for your location. Changing the subject slightly, does the Shuttle or ISS still transmit on VHF? Watching NASA TV yesterday I noticed that the Shuttle passed directly over me a few minutes after launch. It would be fun to hear them on my own gear rather than via NASA TV. |
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Jonathan Silverlight wrote in
: In message , John Doe writes " wrote: Snipola There are also moments where the "angle" may be perfect and for a second or two, you may be seeing a large flash. (there is a term for this, but it escapes me at the moment). A flash? :-) I saw a reflection off the Mir station some years ago, and my first thought was "Moscow, we have a problem". Snipola Try "flare". For example, an Iridium flare. Brian -- http://www.skywise711.com - Lasers, Seismology, Astronomy, Skepticism Seismic FAQ: http://www.skywise711.com/SeismicFAQ/SeismicFAQ.html Quake "predictions": http://www.skywise711.com/quakes/EQDB/index.html Sed quis custodiet ipsos Custodes? |
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