This is the same reason you can t see stars during the day.
Can u see satellites during the day.
These are really the only conditions when you will be able to see a satellite with the naked eye.
Monday november 27 2017 noaa satellites have the capability to provide astounding views of the earth.
If you go out and carefully study the sky near dusk or dawn and you have relatively dark skies the odds are that you should not have to wait more than 15 minutes before you see one of the more.
Gazing at the sun directly can damage your eyes.
It is very difficult to see a satellite during the day because of the brightness of the sky.
Obviously you can see the sun during the day but paradoxically we re told not to look for fear of harming our eyes.
These can be seen as short lived bright star.
Also during a solar eclipse it may be possible to see the international spacestation.
The moon is a satellite of earth and it can sometimes be seen during the day.
You re really only going to be able to see a satellite at dusk or dawn when the sun has set or is setting for your location on the ground but the satellite is still very much in the sunlight.
But many people want to know if these satellites can see their house or even through their roofs and walls to the people inside.
By default satellites are only shown if they reach a maximum brightness of 4th magnitude.
And that is quite right.
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The only artificial satellites visible during the day time are the iridium satellites which have a large antenna that reflects sunlight very good.
What you can see only some satellites are large enough reflective enough and on low enough orbits to be seen by the naked eye but on a good night i have seen between five and 10 of them in a few.
And unlike most of the huge array of surveillance and observational satellites orbiting the earth its satellite capella 2 can snap a clear picture during night or day rain or shine.