planets from the iss

[Daniel-K]

just wondering can the people on the iss see the other planets?

[Ganymede12]

I think yes but they'd still be points of light.

Though I may be wrong.

[jflowers]

Can't see why not, better than us I would think as no atmosphere to worry about.

[DazC]

Or light pollution!

D.C

[JamesF]

There's a rather large ball of light pollution that illuminates the ISS a fair bit of the time. I don't know how much it affects the view though.

James

[Photosbykev]

They are only 400kms nearer than us So the planets magnification would be the same as our view (or very similar). The biggest advantage would be not having to look through 400kms of atmospheric clag but tracking them through a scope would be interesting. It's hard enough when the ground isn't 'moving', at 17,500 mph it would be a challenge

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