I am looking for any information on the feasibility of spacecraft construction in LEO. Does anybody know of any papers or lectures on the subject. Any Help in appreciated, thanks!
I was observing right when the moon was rising as the horizon at my location was very low. It definitely could have been later, I tried to find them on Starry Night Pro Plus 6 to no avail (although it seems to me that the timing is a bit off). And given their vector they had to be in orbit and...
Location was slightly SE 45° 2629' North 122° 693' West. The time is a bit tricky as I had temporarily lost my phone in the field I was observing at but my best guess would be around 10:05pm - 10:35pm.
I was out observing tonight with my Orion Skyquest 8" Dobsonian. I was observing the moon, when I happened to notice a string of satellites transiting the moon. It is not abnormal for me to observe satellites in Earth orbit that transit the moon with my scope but it is usually one at a time. I...