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Old 19-01-2010, 07:15 AM
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Bart,

The shuttle and ISS are only 300 to 400 kms above the earth in orbit.

I can't remember the height of the geostationaries off the top of my head but it is a lot higher (of the order of 10's of thousands I think), so they just aren't resolvable in amateur gear. That's why you'll only see the "star trail" like shots.

Al.
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