Space Spotters Scoop Spy Satellite's Sunset
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"From his 23rd-floor balcony, or the roof of his 32-floor building, Mr. Molzcan will peer through his binoculars at a point in the sky he expects the satellite to cross, which he locates with star charts. When the moving dot appears, he determines its direction and the distance it travels across the patch of sky over time, which he can use to calculate its speed.
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'There are people who look at train timetables and go watch trains,' he said. People are drawn to what interests them, he said, and 'it’s what draws people to any hobby.'
While recent news coverage has focused on the current satellite’s threat to people when it falls from above, that threat is, statistically, very small. Even when the space shuttle Columbia broke up over Texas five years ago and rained debris over two states, no one on the ground was injured. "
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'There are people who look at train timetables and go watch trains,' he said. People are drawn to what interests them, he said, and 'it’s what draws people to any hobby.'
While recent news coverage has focused on the current satellite’s threat to people when it falls from above, that threat is, statistically, very small. Even when the space shuttle Columbia broke up over Texas five years ago and rained debris over two states, no one on the ground was injured. "
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- JordanRoth
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