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Given its elliptical orbit, when is the next time the vehicle will be close enough to earth so that it can be observed with hobby telescopes etc.? I can imagin
by cyberferret 9y ago
Given its elliptical orbit, when is the next time the vehicle will be close enough to earth so that it can be observed with hobby telescopes etc.? I can imagine in the years/decades to come, this will become as significant as seeing Halley's comet returning etc.? It will also be interesting to see how the car holds up to the rigours of space (effect of sunlight and the extreme cold on the paintwork, rubber tyres etc.)
- conradfr 9y agoI use the app ISS Detector for that. I didn't see the Tesla because of the weather but it has been added, same for Humanity Star (sadly both on the paid extension only IIRC).
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- maskedinvader 9y agoI believe the answer to that is sometime in the year 2091 source : https://www.outerplaces.com/science/item/17804-elon-musk-tesla-crash-earth https://www.outerplaces.com/science/item/17804-elon-musk-tes...
- svantana 9y agoHalley's comet is ~11 km in diameter, which makes it visible to the naked eye when it's close enough. Potentially astronomers will be able to spot this car at some point in the future, but I doubt that will give the same wow factor to the average joe.
- zaroth 9y agoElon’s just gonna have to go bigger next time.