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In conclusion: "......". Can we just pick one question and stick with it? e.g Is it possible to see satellites? How can balloons precisely mimic orbital mechanics?

In conclusion: "......". Can we just pick one question and stick with it? e.g Is it possible to see satellites? How can balloons precisely mimic orbital mechanics?

That's three questions.

Can we just pick one question and stick with it?

Apparently not.

Is it possible to see satellites?

Yes.  Go out into your yard on a dark, clear night.  You will probably see more than one.  They are easiest to see within a couple hours after sunset or before sunrise.

How can balloons precisely mimic orbital mechanics?

They can't

I never said it was easy... I have only seen a satellite once and when i went to point it out to a friend i lost it. it was smaller than a star and it was moving clearly across the sky.

I am sure you will say it was an airplane but it was moving fairly quickly and it was clearly moving behind cirrus clouds which are known to be at 25k to 35k feet. For it to move at the speed it seemed to be moving, at the height it was… would mean it was going to fast to be an airplane.

Hey look a picture of the ISS taken from a ground based solar observatory… sweet.

Wait, the ISS orbits the sun now? Where exactly is this solar ground based observatory? And how do they keep it from combusting on the surface of the sun?

You guys aren't even good enough to be sci-fi.

Quote from: spacemanjones on September 05, 2008, 07:50:49 PM

I never said it was easy... I have only seen a satellite once and when i went to point it out to a friend i lost it. it was smaller than a star and it was moving clearly across the sky.

I am sure you will say it was an airplane but it was moving fairly quickly and it was clearly moving behind cirrus clouds which are known to be at 25k to 35k feet. For it to move at the speed it seemed to be moving, at the height it was… would mean it was going to fast to be an airplane.

Hey look a picture of the ISS taken from a ground based solar observatory… sweet.

Wait, the ISS orbits the sun now? Where exactly is this solar ground based observatory? And how do they keep it from combusting on the surface of the sun?

You guys aren't even good enough to be sci-fi.

No, the shuttle and ISS do not orbit the sun.  However, they do transit the sun from time to time.  But, then again, I'm sure that you knew that already.