[QUOTE=Skwee;37031346]Does this new planet have moons[/QUOTE]
looks that way (picture from earlier)
[img_thumb]http://i.imgur.com/XdqSp.jpg[/img_thumb]
[QUOTE=Skwee;37031346]Does this new planet have moons[/QUOTE]
The one show has 1.
[editline]1st August 2012[/editline]
[QUOTE=wizard`;37031420]looks that way (picture from earlier)
[img_thumb]http://i.imgur.com/XdqSp.jpg[/img_thumb][/QUOTE]
>:(
[QUOTE=wizard`;37031420]looks that way (picture from earlier)
[img_thumb]http://i.imgur.com/XdqSp.jpg[/img_thumb][/QUOTE]
that moon is far too round it should be fucked up like phobos and deimos are
[t]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/Phobos-viking1.jpg[/t]
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whoops massive image
I want a purple planet covered in yellow rocks.
Also it has ridiculous gravity making is VERY hard to land on.
[QUOTE=scratch (nl);37030911]I'm going on holiday on the 5th :suicide:
[editline]1st August 2012[/editline]
that's fun too IMO, and because it's in an not-so-busy area of France, I might have the chance to see a bueatiful sky at night.[/QUOTE]
A place in France without much light pollution should be a good place for spotting the ISS.
[QUOTE=LarparNar;37032017]A place in France without much light pollution should be a good place for spotting the ISS.[/QUOTE]
I often see the ISS just after the sun has risen, clear as anything. (southern England)
[QUOTE=wizard`;37031420]looks that way (picture from earlier)
[img_thumb]http://i.imgur.com/XdqSp.jpg[/img_thumb][/QUOTE]
Yeah, that's the picture that made me ask, I wasn't sure.
About to actually land on the moon for the first time
Accidentally slam time warp to 100000x
Slam right into it.
FUCK.
[QUOTE=LarparNar;37032017]A place in France without much light pollution should be a good place for spotting the ISS.[/QUOTE]
It must be weird having relatively high light pollution, down here in Bunbury Western Australia you can see the ISS all the time
[QUOTE=wizard`;37032653]It must be weird having relatively high light pollution, down here in Bunbury Western Australia you can see the ISS all the time[/QUOTE]
Whenever I go south, watching the sky at night is the best thing ever.
[QUOTE=wizard`;37032653]It must be weird having relatively high light pollution, down here in Bunbury Western Australia you can see the ISS all the time[/QUOTE]
dumb question but what does it actually look like?
[QUOTE=krail9;37032726]dumb question but what does it actually look like?[/QUOTE]
I assume they view it with telescopes? As I find it hard to believe it's possible to see the ISS with the naked eye, with or without light pollution.
[QUOTE=loopoo;37032764]I assume they view it with telescopes? As I find it hard to believe it's possible to see the ISS with the naked eye, with or without light pollution.[/QUOTE]
Nope, it's quite easy actually.
Apart from the Sun and the Moon, it's the brightest object in the sky.
Looks like a very bright star that moves fairly fast across the sky.
It requires that the sun is shining on it, but not very much at you (basically when you're in the nightside of the Earth, with a clear line of sight to the ISS which the sun is shining at).
[QUOTE=loopoo;37032764]I assume they view it with telescopes? As I find it hard to believe it's possible to see the ISS with the naked eye, with or without light pollution.[/QUOTE]
It's brighter than Venus. The only thing brighter than it is the moon and sun, as long as you view it at the right time.
It is after all a 70m long and 110m wide spacecraft with huge reflective surfaces.
That's pretty awesome, I had no idea. So it's only visible due to it's reflection?
I live so far north that there's rarely a good opportunity to spot it.
I can sometimes see it when it goes over Germany though.
I believe reflection is what makes everything visible :v:
[QUOTE=Runar;37032867]I believe reflection is what makes everything visible :v:[/QUOTE]
Not lightsources. :v:
[QUOTE=Runar;37032867]I believe reflection is what makes everything visible :v:[/QUOTE]
Ah sorry, I meant more in the sense that if it didn't reflect, it'd be too small for our eyes to pick out. So I said "it's because of the reflection, right?" just to clarify.
[QUOTE=wizard`;37032653]It must be weird having relatively high light pollution, down here in Bunbury Western Australia you can see the ISS all the time[/QUOTE]
In the UK the light pollution's pretty bad pretty much everywhere. You have to right out into the middle of nowhere, like Exmoor or Dartmoor to see anything.
The ISS and iridium flares when they are at their brightest are just about all I can see where I live.
[QUOTE=loopoo;37032900]Ah sorry, I meant more in the sense that if it didn't reflect, it'd be too small for our eyes to pick out. So I said "it's because of the reflection, right?" just to clarify.[/QUOTE]
It's really REALLY easy to see here, oh and when that solar flare came through the Aurora Australis came as far north as Perth and we watched the ISS fly through it at around 2 in the morning. 'Twas amazing.
I bought KSP now, and Rapist is jelly
Damn you.
Damn you to hell.
I can just make out the solar arrays with my crummy binoculars.
[QUOTE=LarparNar;37032801]Nope, it's quite easy actually.
Apart from the Sun and the Moon, it's the brightest object in the sky.
Looks like a very bright star that moves fairly fast across the sky.
It requires that the sun is shining on it, but not very much at you (basically when you're in the nightside of the Earth, with a clear line of sight to the ISS which the sun is shining at).[/QUOTE]
I could even see it over here in holland, which is like the brightest fucking place in europe.
[QUOTE=LarparNar;37032801]Nope, it's quite easy actually.
Apart from the Sun and the Moon, it's the brightest object in the sky.
Looks like a very bright star that moves fairly fast across the sky.
It requires that the sun is shining on it, but not very much at you (basically when you're in the nightside of the Earth, with a clear line of sight to the ISS which the sun is shining at).[/QUOTE]
is it possible to use a telescope to view it properly? like can i read the manufacturer's logo???
i need this info for reasons
[QUOTE=krail9;37033048]is it possible to use a telescope to view it properly? like can i read the manufacturer's logo???
i need this info for reasons[/QUOTE]
I suppose with enough magnification you could. (Not really though, there's this moving atmosphere that makes things blurry)
[QUOTE=krail9;37033048]is it possible to use a telescope to view it properly? like can i read the manufacturer's logo???
i need this info for reasons[/QUOTE]
"Made in China."
Welp okay.
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