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Originally Posted by Atmos
I saw one of these in Melbourne a couple of months back, was kinda tempted to point my telescope at it as it was out at the time but I know I didn't have a chance in hell of tracking it!
As curious as to whether I could resolve a satellite with a 12" dob.
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The ISS you can,I don't know any others.
You can track satellites with goto scopes that have fast slew and satellites in the data base.
You can also track them with a dob if you use a wide angle lens and especially if the are going away from you as it is normally just pushing the scope, you will probably have to adjust at times.
A pair of binoculars are good enough for the flashers as you can see the minor flashes before the bigger one.
Cheers
