http://www.telescopebuyingguide.com/blog/could-an-earth-based-telescope-see-satellites-positioned-around-mars/ Thu, 17 May 2012 19:54:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.telescopebuyingguide.com/blog/could-an-earth-based-telescope-see-satellites-positioned-around-mars/comment-page-1/#comment-1417 Geoff G Thu, 02 Apr 2009 07:19:54 +0000 http://www.telescopebuyingguide.com/blog/could-an-earth-based-telescope-see-satellites-positioned-around-mars/#comment-1417 No. The artificial satellites currently in orbit around Mars are too small and faint to be detected by Earth-bound telescopes, including the Hubble. Even the two natural satellites of Mars, Phobos and Deimos, are difficult objects requiring at least 12" aperture, and they're 12 and 22 km in diameter, more than a thousand times bigger than the artificial satellites. No. The artificial satellites currently in orbit around Mars are too small and faint to be detected by Earth-bound telescopes, including the Hubble. Even the two natural satellites of Mars, Phobos and Deimos, are difficult objects requiring at least 12″ aperture, and they’re 12 and 22 km in diameter, more than a thousand times bigger than the artificial satellites.

]]> http://www.telescopebuyingguide.com/blog/could-an-earth-based-telescope-see-satellites-positioned-around-mars/comment-page-1/#comment-1416 starryskyn Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:46:52 +0000 http://www.telescopebuyingguide.com/blog/could-an-earth-based-telescope-see-satellites-positioned-around-mars/#comment-1416 You can see satellites around Mars--Phobos and Diemos are their names. They were discovered with a 26 inch refractor by Asaph Hall in 1877. If you know where to look, you can see them in mid-sized telescopes (10-14 inches). Hubble can't take "microscopic pictures of Mars" and NASA doesn't have big telescopes on earth, especially not million dollar ones. You can see satellites around Mars–Phobos and Diemos are their names. They were discovered with a 26 inch refractor by Asaph Hall in 1877. If you know where to look, you can see them in mid-sized telescopes (10-14 inches).
Hubble can’t take “microscopic pictures of Mars” and NASA doesn’t have big telescopes on earth, especially not million dollar ones.

]]> http://www.telescopebuyingguide.com/blog/could-an-earth-based-telescope-see-satellites-positioned-around-mars/comment-page-1/#comment-1415 QUASAR Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:00:21 +0000 http://www.telescopebuyingguide.com/blog/could-an-earth-based-telescope-see-satellites-positioned-around-mars/#comment-1415 No. the satellites are just too small compared to the planet! No. the satellites are just too small compared to the planet!

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