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You can never see the whole surface of any sphere. The most you can see, even theoretically, is exactly half (50%), but even that requires that you be infinitely far from it. How much of the earth you can see depends on how far you are from it. The farther you are, the more you can see. The limits are: -- None at all (zero%) from zero distance (when your eye is on the ground); -- Half of the surface (50%) from an infinite distance. From the position of a geosynchronous satellite ... in an orbit about 22,000 miles above the equator ... it can see (and be seen from) all of the earth's surface inside a circle with a radius of about 70 degrees, i.e. between latitudes 70 degrees north and south, and between longitudes 70 degrees east and west of the satellite's longitude.
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∙ 9y agoMost people cannot see a satellite from Earth with the naked eye. With some training some satellites can be seen with powerful telescopes.
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Can you see mercruy from Earth?
No. You can not see Mercury from Earth!
Effect of earth gravity on saterlite?
A continuous acceleration toward the center of the Earth equal to GM/R2 where G is the Gravitational Constant, M the mass of the Earth and R the distance between the satelite and the center of the Earth. If you multiply this by the mass of the sattelite itself, you get the force acting on the satelite to produce the acceleration. It is this force, causing this acceleration, which holds the satelite in orbit. Without it the satelite would obey Newton's first law of motion and just move out in a straight line. Note that this is true of any object orbiting any thing, whether it is an artificial satellite orbiting the earth, a planet or spacecraft orbiting the Sun, or a star orbiting the center of the galaxy.
How do astronauts see the earth from the moon?
they can take pictures or just look outwards and see earth. it is possible to see earth from the moon without high technology
Do people in earth's umbra see a total lunar eclipse?
No, they see night-time. You can see a lunar eclipse (from anywhere) when the MOON is in the earth's umbra.
How high above the earth do you have to go to see the curvature of the earth?
20 miles
When was the first saterlite in space?
The first satellite in space was the Russian Sputnik, launched in 1957.
Can you see mercruy from Earth?
No. You can not see Mercury from Earth!
See earth from space what we see?
see you at the
If you are an astronaut and you are watching the earth from the space What would you see?
we can see continents on earth
If the moon is smaller that Earth how can we see it?
Your home is smaller than the earth but you can see it!
Effect of earth gravity on saterlite?
A continuous acceleration toward the center of the Earth equal to GM/R2 where G is the Gravitational Constant, M the mass of the Earth and R the distance between the satelite and the center of the Earth. If you multiply this by the mass of the sattelite itself, you get the force acting on the satelite to produce the acceleration. It is this force, causing this acceleration, which holds the satelite in orbit. Without it the satelite would obey Newton's first law of motion and just move out in a straight line. Note that this is true of any object orbiting any thing, whether it is an artificial satellite orbiting the earth, a planet or spacecraft orbiting the Sun, or a star orbiting the center of the galaxy.
How do astronauts see the earth from the moon?
they can take pictures or just look outwards and see earth. it is possible to see earth from the moon without high technology
What will you see if you look at the earth from the moon?
The earth.
Where do you see images of the earth?
Google Earth
Can you see the curviture of the earth from earth?
Yes.
When the earth moves can you see it?
From space but not earth.
The constellations you see from earth appear to change as the?
Earth revolves around the sun. That is why the constellations we see from Earth appear to change.
