(No Longer Possible) Satellite Collision thread (April 9, 2021 17:18 UTC; DMSP 5D-1/F3 & Kosmos-3M Spent 2nd Stage)

[YNM]

On 4/11/2021 at 8:41 PM, cubinator said:

So, by 1/100 second before you'd be able to make out the object, and the whole encounter would last about 2/100 second. You'd probably only be able to watch half of that, but people can see things that happen that quickly, even if not react or understand.

If only they expected it beforehand and know where to look I'd say.

Still think that if this was a sudden event (aka. no prior predictions made) you'd only notice that it had gone past. Kind of the same with how I see satellite flares or meteor shower.

The one complication is the lighting angle itself. A good amount of your FoV is still going to be filled with the bright surface of the Earth, and depending on the orientation it might be difficult to see (or notice) against ambient lighting.


VERY LATE EDIT : Just as a conclusion to the thread.

 

Edited April 27, 2021 by YNM