Tweedledee Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 Just what we all need... https://www.inverse.com/article/33640-russia-will-ruin-night-sky-with-bright-satellite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Graham Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 Great that is all we need. If there wasn't enough junk up there already. Now we have to put up with an orbiting Street light. If there is any justice in this crazy world that rocket will blow up during launch. Bottletopburly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Bino-viewer Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 I don't agree. I enjoy looking at Iridium flares, and they are soon supposed to be becoming a thing of the past. From our latitudes i don't suppose we will see it that often anyway ? Especially as its cloudy 90 % of the time anyway. And i'm sure it won't be a long term thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Graham Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 17 hours ago, Bino-viewer said: I don't agree. I enjoy looking at Iridium flares, and they are soon supposed to be becoming a thing of the past. From our latitudes i don't suppose we will see it that often anyway ? Especially as its cloudy 90 % of the time anyway. And i'm sure it won't be a long term thing. I too enjoy the brief glimpse of the flares even the lucky capture of one in the middle of a long sub. My point was things like the Iridium sats were sent up there for a reason to do a job. From my understanding of the report this monstrosity is being sent up there for no good reason other than purely because it can be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted July 1, 2017 Author Share Posted July 1, 2017 This pyramid satellite is called Mayak, Russian for beacon. Apparently Mayak is going to shine at magnitude -10. The moon is -12. If you are out on a moonless night searching out some faint galaxies, don't look at Mayak unless you don't mind losing your dark adaptation for 15 minutes. At least it should only take 5 minutes to pass across the sky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Bino-viewer Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 I'm looking forward to seeing it. Bring it on. -10 Magnitude ? I'll believe it when i see it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuckstar Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 So it's been launched. It's already showing on heavens above, even though the Russians want you to join the rocket bank to track it!! Tweedledee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted July 17, 2017 Author Share Posted July 17, 2017 1 hour ago, tuckstar said: So it's been launched. It's already showing on heavens above, even though the Russians want you to join the rocket bank to track it!! Just checked on Heavens Above as far as September, and it is always a daylight pass or an unlit pass. So our dark adaptation is safe for a while. I would actually have appreciated the chance to have a quick peek at it passing over at mag -10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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