Timeline for Calculating the apparent magnitude of a satellite
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| Dec 21, 2018 at 5:34 | comment | added | TazAstroSpacial | Specular reflection can be spectacular. Think Iridium flares. But geostationary satellites can also show specular reflections of solar cells. This happens near the equinoxes, and can cause high speed regular flashes. | |
| Dec 18, 2018 at 17:02 | comment | added | Nick Brown | its not really important. Some people use -1.3, some people use -1.8 | |
| Dec 18, 2018 at 15:22 | vote | accept | Nick Brown | ||
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| Dec 18, 2018 at 15:22 | vote | accept | Nick Brown | ||
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| Dec 18, 2018 at 15:17 | comment | added | Nick Brown | Hmm. Mine actually is inaccurate. Yours works perfectly. Im going to edit my answer to show a c# version of yours. thanks! | |
| Dec 18, 2018 at 15:05 | comment | added | Nick Brown | Ah okay. I didnt fully read your functions. thanks! | |
| Dec 18, 2018 at 15:02 | comment | added | uhoh | @NickBrown I just used your equation, it shouldn't be any different than your result. This answer is only to add additional background information and explanation. | |
| Dec 18, 2018 at 15:00 | comment | added | Nick Brown | holy cow thanks for the answer. Im going to try to implement this instead of the one i provided. Ill let you know how good it is. | |
| Dec 18, 2018 at 5:54 | history | edited | uhoh | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Dec 18, 2018 at 5:30 | history | answered | uhoh | CC BY-SA 4.0 |