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DoctorWho · 01-10-2010, 06:08 PM

LucidJia, do you live in or close to a city, or do you live in the rural area away from a city? If you are in or close to a city, the light pollution will make it difficult to see the sky, apart from the very bright stars and planets. If you are in a more rural area, focus more in an area the has no light pollution and just sit back and stare at the area in front of you, like viking suggests. Also, what time are you going out? In my experiences, ships tend to be most active for viewing between 9pm-12am. If you are going out earlier than that, this could be another factor. Make sure and look at satille tracking websites, like http://www.heavens-above.com/ or http://science.nasa.gov/Realtime/JTrack/ to make sure satillites aren't flying over your area at the time you do you sky watch.
Bill "the Doctor"

01-10-2010, 06:08 PM	#935
DoctorWho Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Central, IL Posts: 395	Re: Something is a brewing, HMMMM LucidJia, do you live in or close to a city, or do you live in the rural area away from a city? If you are in or close to a city, the light pollution will make it difficult to see the sky, apart from the very bright stars and planets. If you are in a more rural area, focus more in an area the has no light pollution and just sit back and stare at the area in front of you, like viking suggests. Also, what time are you going out? In my experiences, ships tend to be most active for viewing between 9pm-12am. If you are going out earlier than that, this could be another factor. Make sure and look at satille tracking websites, like http://www.heavens-above.com/ or http://science.nasa.gov/Realtime/JTrack/ to make sure satillites aren't flying over your area at the time you do you sky watch. Bill "the Doctor"