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Re: automatic celestial navigation
From: Peter Fogg
Date: 2007 Dec 7, 19:56 +1100
What you write makes sense, Gary, but in practice they can be seen well after sunset. I've often seen these little bright points determinedly ploughing their way across the night sky - well after what should be my bedtime.
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From: Peter Fogg
Date: 2007 Dec 7, 19:56 +1100
Gary writes:
O.K. but there are only limited periods during the day when satellites
are visible, shortly before sunrise and shortly after sunset, say about
an hour each. During sunlight you can't see them against the bright sky
(or the stars either) and after the sun is well down the satellite is in
the shadow of the earth and is not illuminated.
What you write makes sense, Gary, but in practice they can be seen well after sunset. I've often seen these little bright points determinedly ploughing their way across the night sky - well after what should be my bedtime.
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