Are satellites passing in front of the sun visible?

Subject: Are satellites passing in front of the sun visible?

Date: Mon May 3 20:12:49 2004
Posted by Al
Grade level: nonaligned School: No school entered.
City: Melbourne State/Province: FL Country: USA
Area of science: Astronomy
ID: 1083633169.As

Message:


While viewing sunspots using the projection method with a 4" reflecting telescope, I witnessed a fast moving speck cross the sun's image in an apparently straight line, north to south and crossing the disk in about a second. How likely is it that I saw a satellite? And if this is possible, are there methods to determine how to see this again?

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