2006-09-09 04:27:05 · 18 answers · asked by Giggly Giraffe 7 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
its hard to see through a telescope because of the constant rotation of the earth, but it is actually visible to the naked eye
2006-09-09 12:14:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Dont use a scope, use binoculars. Go to www.nasa.gov. Download the free Jtrack program. Determine when the station will be flying over your location. It is only in the sky for about 2 minutes and moves too fast to lock effectively on with a telescope. It can be seen as a bright silvery "satelitte" with the naked eye. It was originally designed to be fully seen with the naked eye upon completion but cut backs in funding...well in washington they had to have a few more diners.
2006-09-16 02:36:59 · answer #2 · answered by orion_1812@yahoo.com 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Put your telescope on a mount that is easily manually movable.
2. Go to the tracking website the other person mentioned and see when it will be overhead.
3. Wait for it.
4. Try your best to follow it when it appears! Not only do people actually do this, some manage to video tape it.
2006-09-09 10:26:02 · answer #3 · answered by minuteblue 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It depends on what you mean by see... How big does the image of the Space Station have to be? This will determine what strength your telescope would need to be.
The main issue is finding it. You would need to know where it is located in your night sky. The source listed below should help you.
2006-09-09 04:34:20 · answer #4 · answered by myrthn 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Here's a website that provides tracking information and sighting opportunities:
http://spaceflight1.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/
http://spaceflight1.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/help.html
It would be pretty tricky with a telescope. It's moving at a fairly quick rate across the sky. Even though the links above may provide you elevation and direction it would be hard tracking with a telescope. You may have a better chance tracking it with high powered binoculars. Good luck...
2006-09-09 04:39:28 · answer #5 · answered by Dreamer363 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
+confident. it rather is achieveable. as a remember of actuality, there's an internet site that provide you the time and coordinates of the place to locate it interior the nighttime sky based on your region. it rather is basically seen for a minute or 2. If i detect that website, i visit return back and put in the link for you....guess you win, yet BE great! and don't rub it in too lots. Edit ok. There are a pair of websites. decrease than is NASA's .
2016-11-06 23:36:56 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just go to http://www.heavens-above.com and enter your location. It will tell you where and when to look. Satelites move across the sky fairly quickly. You should be able to see it with the naked eye. A telescope is hard to manuever that fast.
2006-09-09 04:36:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
1. put it on a very low setting
2. tune in to CNN when they're showing a live shot of the space station
3. Aim the telescope at the tv
Voila!~
2006-09-09 04:33:36 · answer #8 · answered by Firstd1mension 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Giggly Giraffe, it is easy - stick your eyes to your telescope and soon you will be able to capture what you are looking for!
2006-09-09 04:37:52 · answer #9 · answered by Sami V 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
How ? just look through it after pointiong it to the right direction. There are enough websites giving you the exact position in the sky.
2006-09-09 05:23:49 · answer #10 · answered by jhstha 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋