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Can You See Airplanes From Space?  
User currently offlineBrian_ga From United States of America, joined May 2001, 286 posts, RR: 0
Posted (9 years 2 weeks 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 3703 times:

I was wondering after seeing that NASA picture the other day showing the contrails from space. My question, could someone on ISS or Space Shuttle actually see a airplane flying? I know their cameras have a large zoom but is that enough?

Brian_ga  Smile/happy/getting dizzy


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User currently offlineAeroyu From Hong Kong, joined Oct 2000, 178 posts, RR: 10
Reply 1, posted (9 years 2 weeks 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 3633 times:

I think what we can see an airplane from ISS or Space Shuttle is just a tiny moving dots.


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User currently offlineTom in NO From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 7194 posts, RR: 40
Reply 2, posted (9 years 2 weeks 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 3602 times:

Is there a link to the picture itself? Or was it on TV.

Tom at MSY


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User currently offlineOV735 From Estonia, joined Jan 2004, 860 posts, RR: 2
Reply 3, posted (9 years 2 weeks 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 3559 times:

With a telescope on ISS an airplane should be visible, just like on a satellite photo. The weather... the different atmosphere layers between the station and the plane have to be very clear though, I guess.

User currently offlineGLAGAZ From UK - Scotland, joined Feb 2004, 1967 posts, RR: 12
Reply 4, posted (9 years 2 weeks 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 3526 times:

http://www.airliners.net/discussions/general_aviation/read.main/1543533/6/


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User currently offlineBrian_ga From United States of America, joined May 2001, 286 posts, RR: 0
Reply 5, posted (9 years 2 weeks 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 3435 times:

Thank you for finding that, I was looking and was not having any luck.
Tom, I am not sure if you get the NASA channel on Cable but when the Space Shuttle was flying they would be playing with the camera and zooming in on clouds. That's what got me wondering if they could see larger aircraft.

Brian_ga  Smile/happy/getting dizzy


Keep looking up, that's the secret to life....Snoopy
User currently offlineInnocuousFox From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 2805 posts, RR: 16
Reply 6, posted (9 years 2 weeks 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 3429 times:

Can you see a suburban shopping mall from space?
Can you see a football stadium from space?
Can you even see an airport from space?


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User currently offlineINNflight From Austria, joined Apr 2004, 3765 posts, RR: 62
Reply 7, posted (9 years 2 weeks 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 3415 times:

Fox.... of course you can, if the weather is good...  Smile


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User currently offlineXJRamper From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 2345 posts, RR: 52
Reply 8, posted (9 years 2 weeks 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 3376 times:

Man I can barely see the plane if a controller asks me to report the aircraft in sight, when it is below me...kinda blends in.  Nuts

XJR


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User currently offlineCarduelis From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2001, 1585 posts, RR: 11
Reply 9, posted (9 years 2 weeks 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 3331 times:

I've heard it on good authority, that contrary to general perception, you cannot see the Great Wall of China from space!

But it is great sitting on the top of the wall and watching all those long haul aircrft flying over, mainly to Europe!




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