around the world with each person holding a light...could it be seen from space?
2007-12-20 09:03:43 · 13 answers · asked by Francesca 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
How far out in space? At night, from low earth orbit like the International Space Station, a single focused flash light or a laser pointer aimed at the space station could be seen there. From the moon? City lights would be visible with a telescope. From a close star? Even Earth would not be visible with even a powerful telescope.
2007-12-20 09:18:13 · answer #1 · answered by Owl Eye 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you were on board the space shuttle, and you looked out the window, no, you wouldn't be able to see this. The lights would be too faint and the people too small.
But sattelites are used to look down on the earth all the time, and the so-called "spy sattelites" use telescopes so they can see the ground up close. Google maps uses images from cameras like these.
With a telescope like that you could see this easily.
2007-12-20 17:35:54 · answer #2 · answered by Peet 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I saw that on a movie last night some guys wanting their Christmas lights wanting to be seen from space. How would we do that across the ocean? It would be nice if we could all get together and try!
2007-12-20 17:21:46 · answer #3 · answered by teresa m 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
nope. its enough light but its spread out in a very thin line. when something is spread out like that it doesnt matter how much of it there is. if you got a few thousand people to stand in a big group and turn on flashlights it could be seen from space.
2007-12-20 17:52:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would depend entirely on the brightness of the lights held, and the amount of background illumination that said lights had to compete with.
2007-12-20 17:17:18 · answer #5 · answered by Stephen H 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no. you would need some really bright lights and super huge people to make that seen from space.
2007-12-20 17:12:28 · answer #6 · answered by Jamie 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no lights are hot enough to touch anyway let alone one that could seen from space
2007-12-20 17:10:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would say maybe, depending on the size of the light.
2007-12-20 17:27:10 · answer #8 · answered by 'Old & Cudley' 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ya,
if you can see the great wall of china,
you should be able to see that!!!haha
and the lights would dround out the other lights....thats like over 1,000,000,000,000 people/lights
2007-12-20 18:07:59 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absoluely!
2007-12-20 17:39:44 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋