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Old 29-09-2009, 07:16 PM
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Originally Posted by scottlovell View Post
I just bought a telescope and was setting it up during the day. I had it pointed randomly up in the sky.When I looked through the scope, I saw an object in focus. It was only in veiw for a split second, but I could see a lot of detail on it. With the naked eye, I could see nothing. I am assuming it must have been a satellite, if so, the odds of that happening must be tremendous. Is there any way I can do this again?

You do not say what type and size of telescope,and what magnification you where using?
Please enlighten us on these salient points so we can get some idea as to what you did see
Also what time of day?
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