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Here’s a nicely done overview of how to observe satellites passing overhead from your backyard and without a telescope: How to Spot and Track Satellites – Universe Today – July.11.13 <\/a><\/p>\n

Find more about tracking spacecraft in the HobbySpace Satellite Observing section<\/a>.<\/p>\n

You can also use the the Satellite Tracking Tool<\/a> from BINARY SPACE<\/a> hosted here at HobbySpace<\/a>. to determine when particular satellites will pass over your location.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here’s a nicely done overview of how to observe satellites passing overhead from your backyard and without a telescope: How to Spot and Track Satellites – Universe Today – July.11.13 Find more about tracking spacecraft in the HobbySpace Satellite Observing section. You can also use the the Satellite Tracking Tool from BINARY SPACE hosted here … Continue reading Satellite watching intro<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3326","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-satellite-watching"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-RE","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1176,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=1176","url_meta":{"origin":3326,"position":0},"title":"Operation Moonwatch – volunteers monitored early satellites","author":"TopSpacer","date":"March 16, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Here are interesting historical accounts of a nationwide program in the US started in the 1950s to organize amateur astronomers in the tracking of satellites: Operation Moonwatch - Leaping Robot Blog\/Patrick McCray - Feb.6.13 Citizen Science, Old-School Style: The True Tale of Operation Moonwatch Find more about modern tracking of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Satellite Watching"","block_context":{"text":"Satellite Watching","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=29"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":5303,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=5303","url_meta":{"origin":3326,"position":1},"title":"Binary Space Satellite Tracking Tool – now available in standalone mode","author":"TopSpacer","date":"November 15, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"The\u00a0Satellite Tracking Tool\u00a0from\u00a0BINARY SPACE\u00a0is available here at\u00a0HobbySpace. \u00a0The Windows based program allows you to track a large\u00a0set of satellites in both low earth and geostationary\u00a0orbits. 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