Re: [FT] orbital sighting

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From: "Indy" <kochte@stsci.edu>
>
> > --clouds eg debris of a killed ship?
>
> Pre-dawn and post-dusk you would see the reflected light from the
local
> sun off of the debris cloud. It would be significantly fainter than a
> whole ship, but if one is very acquainted with the local night sky, it
> would be noticeable. Larger pieces may be as bright as your average
> satellite nowadays; those would be noticeable readily enough.

Quite possibly, parts of the ship might come down as meteorites with
visble
trails.

Normal water cloud cover would have to be taken into account. Depending
on
climate, season and local weather, they could have a significant chance
of
obscuring anything in  space.

Greetings
Karl Heinz