I saw a satellite in space with my own 2 eyes and no help with binoculars. It was up in Canada. The sky was dark and clear. I thought it was pretty neat. They move pretty fast. I've also seen mars but with binoculars in Canada otherwise it just looked like some huge star.
2006-09-17 10:09:42 · 14 answers · asked by sweet 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
www.heavens-above.com is really neat. thanks for sharing that.
2006-09-17 10:41:31 · update #1
yes, you can see satallites moving through the atmosphere with just your eyes.... they look like moving stars and sometimes there are 3 or 4 within view at once.
Actually, almost all of the planets are visible to the naked eye so long as you know where to look. They look like stars.
2006-09-17 10:13:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Iridium satellites, when in the right position, shine with light greater than anything in the sky, except the sun and the moon. You would even see them from a city center.
But you have to be out at the right time. Go to www.heavens-above.com and Select your location (see the Select link at the bottom of the page).
When you get into it, you can view the times of Iridiums and ISS.
Shortly the shuttle will disengage from ISS and you will see them both travelling across the same sky. They will both be as bright as the brighter stars, so not hard to see.
If you cannot find your way around www.heavens-above.com, get someone to help you. It's well worth it.
And it doesn't matter how small you town is, the website will have it.
2006-09-17 17:30:10 · answer #2 · answered by nick s 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was about 1960 and the first satellite ever was circling the earth. It was called Sputnik and was Russian. I was working in Dublin at the time. An evening paper there showed a delayed photo depicting the path of Sputnik which showed up as a white line across the photo. As some friends and I were crossing O'Connells Bridge in the centre of Dublin, one of my friends pointed up to the dark sky and shouted 'There she is - the Sputnik'. Within seconds, a small crowd gathered and some were pointing upward to the sky. More and more people gathered and traffic stopped. Buses stopped and people got off and the crowd grew even bigger. There were now about a thousand people all calling and pointing. I moved over to my friend and asked 'Where is she, where's Sputnik'. He replied 'I haven't a clue and neither have all those gobshites'. He then walked away leaving confusion all around.
So the answer to your question Michelle, is 'No' but I thought I did once.................... God bless.........
2006-09-17 17:18:58 · answer #3 · answered by thomasrobinsonantonio 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, on a clear night with a good view, you can. They are mostly GPS positioning satellites and the like. The can traverse the whole sky in a minute or two. They usually do NOT have flashing lights. If you know what constellation you see them in and what time it is and your location, you can find out what they are by going onto the web.
2006-09-17 17:37:30 · answer #4 · answered by Arc T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I live in northern Canada, and on a clear night you can easily make out a couple sats whipping by. They look like shooting stars, but they move a little slower. More like a really fast aircraft. Most sats are geosynchronous, so you can't see them... but the ones that move sometimes pick up the light from the sun and twinkle like stars.
2006-09-17 17:15:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
Many years ago when Echo I was still in orbit, I read an article about it. I planned it carefully and was able to track it visually on a moonless night. It was really cool.
And, when the space shuttle is docked with the space station, they are quite easy to see even when there is a full moon.
2006-09-17 17:57:10 · answer #6 · answered by Otis F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have see. And You Could every day see. After Sunset about 3 or 4 minutes go See South.you will see the satellite.
2006-09-17 23:19:30 · answer #7 · answered by den452001 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All the time. They are just simple specks of light that move. It is wonderful. Now, with the new solar arrays on the ISS, the ISS will be much easier to see. They believe that it will be the brightest object in the sky now.
2006-09-17 17:17:14 · answer #8 · answered by kepjr100 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, when I was about five years old my Dad pointed out Sputnik, the first satellite, to us. It was so new and exciting back in l957.
2006-09-17 17:29:54 · answer #9 · answered by valducci53 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes I have, many times... Usually out in the oppen looking up to the sky, at night or dawn....
Yoou can see them reflecting the sun/moon light on their soalr panels...
this sight will only last a couple of seconds...
2006-09-17 17:29:13 · answer #10 · answered by etherberg 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋