Questions regarding observation of spacecraft or phenomenon in space
Questions tagged [observation]
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If an unknown ship entered Earth orbit, would it be detected?
I was watching an old Stargate episode with big alien ships in orbit, and I thought 'in real life that would be spotted pretty quickly... um, wouldn't it?'
I'm not saying I'm on the search for alien ships (if they do exist I don't think they have…
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Are there any Earth observation-like spacecraft orbiting other planets or moons?
Earth has many observation satellites, with some having a resolution better than 1 meter. A consequence is that we can access high resolution images of almost every square meter of land (classified area may exist).
Do such satellites exists for…
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What could the fast moving item I just saw on July 27, 2018 have been?
I saw a fast-moving item overhead Frankfurt, DE (slightly to the east of Frankfurt) at approx. 20:35 UTC on July 27th, 2018 with a track of something between 010° and 040°.
There were no blinking lights and I didn't see any aircraft on flightradar24…
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