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LenSatic
Explorer
Dec 02, 2014

Naked-eye astronomy is more than just meteors.

For you meteor hunters out there in the boonies, there is other visible stuff buzzing around up there: satellites. The easiest to see is the International Space Station. It’s extremely bright and, w...
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DAS26miles
Explorer II
Aug 20, 2015
Thanks Lensatic and Dan. Tonight it's a longer view time of 5 minutes but at a lower height of 26 degrees. And if I miss it I can wait 90 minutes for a second go round. Tomorrow night it's back up to 50 degrees and only 3 minutes. The more overhead the more brighter? Tonight I will try the binoculars on a telescoping pole.
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