Rob Matson said, > At the time, I remember answering (in quite detailed fashion) with a > calculation of the tether brightness based on geometry, photometry, > and limiting resolution of the human eye. The (seemingly bright) magnitude > observed proved to be perfectly reasonable based on these first principles > and a rather nominal assumption for the optical reflectivity of the fiber. > Nothing more than solar reflection is required. If someone can find your analysis and you approve, or if you'd care to recreate it, that would seem to make a worthy addition to the FAQ that's currently being discussed on UseSat. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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