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Originally Posted by Cathy95820
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Just curious, can you see the station from down here? w/a childs telescope for example?
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I seem to remember that it's visible, under certain conditions, to the naked eye.
You need a clear sky with little or no ambient lighting around (street-lights, house lights etc.) and you need to know exactly where to look (Google might be of help, there
). All you can see is what appears to be a bright(ish) star moving at approx. the same apparent speed as a very high aircraft. Any form of magnification will show more of the station, depending on the quality of the lenses.
There's several other large satellites visible too - with the same limitations
