Aliens.
Quote from: Luke 22:35-38 on January 16, 2016, 08:04:14 PMAliens. Or holes in the dome that let the light shine through.
Quote from: Googleotomy on January 16, 2016, 08:55:23 PMQuote from: Luke 22:35-38 on January 16, 2016, 08:04:14 PMAliens. Or holes in the dome that let the light shine through. Or, simply little lights in the sky.
Isn't Iridium the special currency in Borderlands 2?
Quote from: Orifiel on January 17, 2016, 10:56:53 AMIsn't Iridium the special currency in Borderlands 2?Your thinking of Eridium.I've seen a few Iridium flares. They can get very bright. Worth watching out for. But their existence easily confirms satellites.
Quote from: yobbo on January 17, 2016, 02:19:11 PMQuote from: Orifiel on January 17, 2016, 10:56:53 AMIsn't Iridium the special currency in Borderlands 2?Your thinking of Eridium.I've seen a few Iridium flares. They can get very bright. Worth watching out for. But their existence easily confirms satellites.Ive seen a couple myself.
Quote from: Luke 22:35-38 on January 17, 2016, 03:43:36 PMQuote from: yobbo on January 17, 2016, 02:19:11 PMQuote from: Orifiel on January 17, 2016, 10:56:53 AMIsn't Iridium the special currency in Borderlands 2?Your thinking of Eridium.I've seen a few Iridium flares. They can get very bright. Worth watching out for. But their existence easily confirms satellites.Ive seen a couple myself.I wish i could say I've seen many, with the amount of time I spend looking up.... but the truth is; once or twice since I knew what I was looking at. Maybe I saw some a few times prior but never really thought about it.
Quote from: getrealzommb on January 17, 2016, 04:33:19 PMQuote from: Luke 22:35-38 on January 17, 2016, 03:43:36 PMQuote from: yobbo on January 17, 2016, 02:19:11 PMQuote from: Orifiel on January 17, 2016, 10:56:53 AMIsn't Iridium the special currency in Borderlands 2?Your thinking of Eridium.I've seen a few Iridium flares. They can get very bright. Worth watching out for. But their existence easily confirms satellites.Ive seen a couple myself.I wish i could say I've seen many, with the amount of time I spend looking up.... but the truth is; once or twice since I knew what I was looking at. Maybe I saw some a few times prior but never really thought about it. Put your location in herehttp://www.heavens-above.com/and you can find out when to see them.Best one I've see was a -8I still want to see one in the daytime. Possible but rare.
And Flat Earthers try and blame natural occurring lights for satellites.But Iridium flares are a new thing. Only been around since they put the satellites up.
I don't profess to be correct.
I am correct.
Quote from: yobbo on January 17, 2016, 07:02:56 PMAnd Flat Earthers try and blame natural occurring lights for satellites.But Iridium flares are a new thing. Only been around since they put the satellites up.Wow. You have cracked the case. Or, maybe not. Anyway, your "lights in the sky" mean pretty much nothing.
Quote from: jroa on January 17, 2016, 08:17:02 PMQuote from: yobbo on January 17, 2016, 07:02:56 PMAnd Flat Earthers try and blame natural occurring lights for satellites.But Iridium flares are a new thing. Only been around since they put the satellites up.Wow. You have cracked the case. Or, maybe not. Anyway, your "lights in the sky" mean pretty much nothing. Lights in the sky means something is up there. And these lights are special. Very recent addition. It shows that companies not just NASA are putting satellites into orbit.
Quote from: yobbo on January 18, 2016, 02:31:59 PMQuote from: jroa on January 17, 2016, 08:17:02 PMQuote from: yobbo on January 17, 2016, 07:02:56 PMAnd Flat Earthers try and blame natural occurring lights for satellites.But Iridium flares are a new thing. Only been around since they put the satellites up.Wow. You have cracked the case. Or, maybe not. Anyway, your "lights in the sky" mean pretty much nothing. Lights in the sky means something is up there. And these lights are special. Very recent addition. It shows that companies not just NASA are putting satellites into orbit.Allegedly, yeah, but those companies must go through NASA to get those things up there.
Quote from: th3rm0m3t3r0 on January 18, 2016, 08:16:25 PMQuote from: yobbo on January 18, 2016, 02:31:59 PMQuote from: jroa on January 17, 2016, 08:17:02 PMQuote from: yobbo on January 17, 2016, 07:02:56 PMAnd Flat Earthers try and blame natural occurring lights for satellites.But Iridium flares are a new thing. Only been around since they put the satellites up.Wow. You have cracked the case. Or, maybe not. Anyway, your "lights in the sky" mean pretty much nothing. Lights in the sky means something is up there. And these lights are special. Very recent addition. It shows that companies not just NASA are putting satellites into orbit.Allegedly, yeah, but those companies must go through NASA to get those things up there.You think China goes through NASA? -1 But thank you for agreeing that they are atleast putting stuff into orbit. -2
Quote from: yobbo on January 18, 2016, 11:25:17 PMQuote from: th3rm0m3t3r0 on January 18, 2016, 08:16:25 PMQuote from: yobbo on January 18, 2016, 02:31:59 PMQuote from: jroa on January 17, 2016, 08:17:02 PMQuote from: yobbo on January 17, 2016, 07:02:56 PMAnd Flat Earthers try and blame natural occurring lights for satellites.But Iridium flares are a new thing. Only been around since they put the satellites up.Wow. You have cracked the case. Or, maybe not. Anyway, your "lights in the sky" mean pretty much nothing. Lights in the sky means something is up there. And these lights are special. Very recent addition. It shows that companies not just NASA are putting satellites into orbit.Allegedly, yeah, but those companies must go through NASA to get those things up there.You think China goes through NASA? -1 But thank you for agreeing that they are atleast putting stuff into orbit. -21 - You know what I mean. If you are resorting to semantics and putting my comments under the microscope to do so, you've already lost.2 - Do you know what allegedly means?
1 - The USA is not the only country putting satellites up. 2 - Chinese lanterns can not be accurately predicted as demonstrated above. An app on my phone accurately let's me know when I can see a satellite pass over.
Quote from: th3rm0m3t3r0 on January 19, 2016, 07:07:16 AMQuote from: yobbo on January 18, 2016, 11:25:17 PMQuote from: th3rm0m3t3r0 on January 18, 2016, 08:16:25 PMQuote from: yobbo on January 18, 2016, 02:31:59 PMQuote from: jroa on January 17, 2016, 08:17:02 PMQuote from: yobbo on January 17, 2016, 07:02:56 PMAnd Flat Earthers try and blame natural occurring lights for satellites.But Iridium flares are a new thing. Only been around since they put the satellites up.Wow. You have cracked the case. Or, maybe not. Anyway, your "lights in the sky" mean pretty much nothing. Lights in the sky means something is up there. And these lights are special. Very recent addition. It shows that companies not just NASA are putting satellites into orbit.Allegedly, yeah, but those companies must go through NASA to get those things up there.You think China goes through NASA? -1 But thank you for agreeing that they are atleast putting stuff into orbit. -21 - You know what I mean. If you are resorting to semantics and putting my comments under the microscope to do so, you've already lost.2 - Do you know what allegedly means?Ok I'm all ears. You have heard reports of people who have seen them.They only turned up a few years ago when they allegedly put the Iridium satellites into orbit.What is your reasoning for these predictable bright lights if they aren't satellites?
1 - You know what I mean. If you are resorting to semantics and putting my comments under the microscope to do so, you've already lost.
Quote from: yobbo on January 19, 2016, 11:07:27 PMQuote from: th3rm0m3t3r0 on January 19, 2016, 07:07:16 AMQuote from: yobbo on January 18, 2016, 11:25:17 PMQuote from: th3rm0m3t3r0 on January 18, 2016, 08:16:25 PMQuote from: yobbo on January 18, 2016, 02:31:59 PMQuote from: jroa on January 17, 2016, 08:17:02 PMQuote from: yobbo on January 17, 2016, 07:02:56 PMAnd Flat Earthers try and blame natural occurring lights for satellites.But Iridium flares are a new thing. Only been around since they put the satellites up.Wow. You have cracked the case. Or, maybe not. Anyway, your "lights in the sky" mean pretty much nothing. Lights in the sky means something is up there. And these lights are special. Very recent addition. It shows that companies not just NASA are putting satellites into orbit.Allegedly, yeah, but those companies must go through NASA to get those things up there.You think China goes through NASA? -1 But thank you for agreeing that they are atleast putting stuff into orbit. -21 - You know what I mean. If you are resorting to semantics and putting my comments under the microscope to do so, you've already lost.2 - Do you know what allegedly means?Ok I'm all ears. You have heard reports of people who have seen them.They only turned up a few years ago when they allegedly put the Iridium satellites into orbit.What is your reasoning for these predictable bright lights if they aren't satellites?They're stratellites.
You mean these things? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StratelliteThat they haven't put into production yet?
What if I told you there's a way you can prove that at least one of these flares come from a genuine satellite? (Not necessarily an Iridium satellite)
Quote from: Master_Evar on January 20, 2016, 11:54:19 PMWhat if I told you there's a way you can prove that at least one of these flares come from a genuine satellite? (Not necessarily an Iridium satellite)Why don't you skip the rhetoric and just make your point?
But, I'll still give you the original equation :D(ISS Orbit)=2H+8000milesO(ISS Orbit)=[pi](2H+8000)milesD(Earth)= 8000milesH(ISS height over earth)=Ht(Time spent in 20° of your field of view straight overhead) (variable) (in seconds)T(Time for ISS to make one full lap in orbit)=5400sS(Length ISS travel along 20° of your field of view straight overhead)=2*H*tan(10°)miles (Using trigonometry, since this is only an approxmation and the arc is pretty small)=0.3527Hmiles (roughly)t/T=S/D(ISS Orbit) -> ts/5400s=0.3527Hmiles/[pi](2H+8000)miles (equability)t/5400=0.3527H/[pi](2H+8000)t=0.3527H*5400/[pi](2H+8000)=1904.3H/[pi](2H+8000)t[pi](2H+8000)=1904.3Ht[pi]2H+t[pi]8000=1904.3H1904.3H-t[pi]2H=t[pi]8000H(1904.3-2t[pi])=t[pi]8000H=t[pi]8000/(1904.3-2t[pi])Actually, it seems like something went wrong when I posted the equation in the earlier post, as it seems to be missing a number 2. I will edit that one quickly. This equation will only give you an approximation, as you can only approximate 20° of your FOV, approximate the time it travels and because it is doesn't take the curvature into account. But it is close enough to calculate if it is in space or not.EDIT:Almost forgot:D=DiameterO=CircumferenceH=HeightS=Straightt and T=Time