oberon Posted February 3, 2012 #1 Share Posted February 3, 2012 (edited) Hi, quick question is it normal to see two satellite's moving very fast one after another about two-three seconds apart but going in the same direction. They were going roughly north to south and quite bright. I meant to say they were on the same line of travel. Edited February 3, 2012 by oberon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrLzs Posted February 3, 2012 #2 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Not 'normal', as in they aren't commonly seen.. but yes they certainly exist, so consider yourself lucky. I've only seen a triplet twice and a double once, and I spend a lot of time out there lookin.. NOSS satellite doublets and triplets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oberon Posted February 4, 2012 Author #3 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Cool, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrLzs Posted February 4, 2012 #4 Share Posted February 4, 2012 My pleasure! Forgot to mention one other possibility, that sadly doesn't currently apply.. I was also 'lucky' enough to watch the Shuttle chasing the ISS a few years back, after reading a local news article that it would be visible over my area - that was really cool to see, one bright spot (the ISS) and the Shuttle slightly dimmer following it. I may have imagined it, but I think I could even tell that it was gaining on it in the short period (only about 40 seconds or so, iirc) that it was visible. Gave me a strange feeling of awe looking up and thinking about the astronauts on board those 2 craft, so far up. Similar feeling to that back in July 1969 as I looked up at the Moon, knowing that 2 people were standing on it - that was what they now call a 'head rush', I can tell you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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