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I can't comment on that specifically (telescopes in orbit, I invite others to). My two cents though are this: I frequently go on multi-day backpacking trips jus
by daveslash 7y ago
I can't comment on that specifically (telescopes in orbit, I invite others to). My two cents though are this: I frequently go on multi-day backpacking trips just to get away from it all. I can get so far out when the only human-made anything that I see are the occasional aircraft and the occasional satellite. It's a great disconnect -- I can pretend that the modern world doesn't exist. It would be a great disappointment to me if the evening/morning sky were to become so populated that there were constant reminders of the modern & interconnected world. I would be resentful of whoever ruined that for me, everyone else, and generations to come.
- sbierwagen 7y agoSucks to be you, then.
- hugs 7y agoOn these trips, do you bring an emergency radio or GPS?
- daveslash 7y agoTypically, no, but sometimes yes . It depends on how well I know the area (if at all), how far from the road, how many people are coming with, etc...I have a Yaseu FT-60, but (a) Don't have HAM license and (b) It's too heavy. I never take a GPS map, but sometimes I take an emergency GPS emergency locator (e.g. SPOT).
- Miraste 7y agoYou won't be able to see these once they are at operational orbit unless you use a telescope. And, as the article says, future launches will be nonreflective.
- daveslash 7y agoThat is encouraging. Thank you.