You can see some satellites in space with the naked eye. True or false?

True! There is a website where you can set your location and it'll tell you when there is satellite sightings. I always print out the list and have it on my fridge.


They're pretty easy to see because they are brighter than the stars, and tend to last from about 1 to 5 minutes. That might differ with location though.You can see some satellites in space with the naked eye. True or false?
True. I watched one go all the way across the sky once. At first, I thought it was a UFO because it was way too small to be a plane's light, and it was moving, so it couldn't be a star. This was up in the Canadian wilderness, where you can see WAY more things in the sky at night.You can see some satellites in space with the naked eye. True or false?
Yes, the moon is a satellite
Well I'm lucky to know someone who's into astronomy. I got to an Iridium flare, it only lasted a couple seconds but it was cool to see an actaul satellite in motion.
Yes you can. They will look like small stars moving across the sky.





A few months ago I saw the ISS streak across the sky! Really cool!





Just sit outside and look up in a dark area, and you can catch one.
True enough!


I saw three man-made satellites just last night, without any telescope at all.
yep if you have the starry night program you can see when they will pass over your house .. what i do is write down the time and constellation they will pass thru and at night i know where /when they will pass through the night sky .





if i catch it in time i follow it in my telescope as it passes by.
True. I have seen one myself.
true. The closer they are the faster they appear to move. More and more satellites though are parked in geostationary orbit. At about 24,000 miles that is too far to see.
Yes. You will see lots at dawn and at dusk. Most are about the size of a telephone booth, though the largest are the size of a semi-trailer. And then there is ISS (even bigger) and the Shuttle (about the size of a 727, and painted white). With that much sunlight hitting them, they are hard to miss.





Iridium satellites can be *bright*.
Yes, it's true. Knowing where and when to look is very important, though.