'Space graffiti': astronomers angry over launch of fake star into sky

Re:'Space graffiti': astronomers angry over launch of fake s... by clarkenheim on Friday January 26, 2018 @12:15PM (#16240884)

How did you "check the orbits for your evening"? just curious, i would like to check my own from time to time and have a look on a clear night. If it is something a layman can do?

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Re:'Space graffiti': astronomers angry over launch of fake s... by danielvf on Friday January 26, 2018 @01:03PM (#16241335)

http://heavens-above.com

First you’ll need to set your location, then click on “daily predictions for brighter satellites”.

For your first time watching, look for ones brighter that 3.0 (maginitudes get brighter as the number gets smaller. So a 6.0 isn’t one most people can see with their eyes, 2.0 is a bright, easy to see star and a zero is one of the brightest stars in the sky). Also make sure the satellite is going to be high enough in the sky to see. It’s great fun!

Definitely also look on heavens-above for upcoming ISS flybys. You’ll notice that the brightness varies a bit. Catch a bright one, (with a big negative number) and be amazed for life.

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Re:'Space graffiti': astronomers angry over launch of fake s... by clarkenheim on Friday January 26, 2018 @01:42PM (#16241725)

this is awesome, thanks

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Re:'Space graffiti': astronomers angry over launch of fake s... by gmiller123456 on Friday January 26, 2018 @02:07PM (#16241970)

This is the site I normally use: http://heavens-above.com/main.aspx

There's lots of similar websites and apps now if you search around.

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