Re: Detection by IR

On 20-Apr-00 at 09:53, Brian Quirt (baqrt@mta.ca) wrote:
>      I'm basing this on an article from rec.arts.sf.science (I believe
> that's the NG) that calculated that, with today's infrared telescopes,
> we could detect the Space Shuttle's manuvering thrusters firing in the
> asteroid belt, and the main engines firing significantly beyond Pluto.

I'm assuming this was with the caveat that we had to know where to
look?

Roger