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Scott Manley made a good youtube video about just how much of the "basic" stuff one can already see around the earth by recording the sky in a 360-degrees video
by cmehdy 6y ago
Scott Manley made a good youtube video about just how much of the "basic" stuff one can already see around the earth by recording the sky in a 360-degrees video from a deserted place[0]. The current trends in launches with little thinking about the long run reminds me a bit of how we've approached fossil fuels.. we're basically waiting to hit the wall hard before re-thinking our approach.
[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJNGi-bt9NM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJNGi-bt9NM
- LargoLasskhyfv 6y agoNice video. But one can have almost the same by installing [1] http://stellarium.org/ http://stellarium.org/ fiddling with the settings for activating the satellite tracking plugin and TLE-data import, and maybe even import ones own horizon panoramic silouette for perfection. Stellarium is a really very good program!
- vkou 6y agoYou don't even need to be in a deserted place, with super-human vision to see this! Just grab a pair of binoculars, go out on your roof, and look at the sky. I'm in the middle of a light-polluted city, and I can observe a satellite transit directly overhead every minute or two.
- divbzero 6y agoI’ve spotted a similar frequency of satellite transits by eye and don’t recall seeing so many as a child. Not sure if I’m more observant now or if there’s really been a marked increase.
- progers7 6y agoSee A Satellite Tonight (https://james.darpinian.com/satellites https://james.darpinian.com/satellites) is a nice tool for finding these. I have a young kid and it's been fun heading out at night and spotting these.