Juan Carlos Muñoz on Nostr: Joking aside: if you ever spot something weird in the sky there are many tools out ...
Joking aside: if you ever spot something weird in the sky there are many tools out there to help you identify them: Stellarium for stars and planets, Heavens Above for satellites, Flight Radar for planes...
Also, an objects apparent size, its intrinsic size and its distance are all entangled! Same with its apparent speed, which also depends on the viewing angle.
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