With a good pair of binoculars is it possible to see space station?
Say with a 30x80mm or 50×100 lens binoculars and a very steady hand is it possible to see any kind of detail of the space station or satelites as they pass overhead?
Cdn, I can see Jupiter with the naked eye as well. Wondering if I can see detail with binoculars.
As in detail I mean the general shape and maybe see the solar arrays.
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Yes, I’ve looked at the Space Station through only a pair of 10 x 50 binoculars and it is definitely noticeable as not being a point of light like a star but has a definite shape. I though it looked vaguely like a letter T. It’s very bright and there is a lot of glare, so I’ve been meaning to try this in twilight to see if there’s a better view. As for other satellites, I can’t say I’ve ever seen any detail.
You won’t see minute details, but you can see it as a small bright dot in the night sky with the naked eye if you have 20/20 vision. You’d have to use a telescope with a higher power, but good luck locking on to an object traveling 17,000 mph at an altitude of 200 miles up.
ISS is visible to naked eye.But you must know when it make a passage in your area.You may get this information NASA /JPL wesite.Space station is now a big object about the size of 5 school buses+Its solar panels.