In between, both of you are in the earth s shadow. Many satellites can fulfill this condition at any given moment but most are also quite small and dim. If you limit yourself to the brightest ones, it s a lot easier to manage. Then Bookmark or HotLink this site into your Web browser s list of favorite sites. The location name, latitude, longitude and timezone will be automatically recorded for future visits.
Magnitudes are astronomers measures for brightness.
That means she s the brightest star on the scene. Magnitude 6 is the faintest most people can see under dark skies. In light polluted skies, you ll be lucky to see magnitude 3 or 4. The link generates a list of visible space birds. Most are in the 3rd or 4th magnitude range but sometimes bright Mir, the International Space Station, the Hubble Space Telescope or some other less well known satellites cross into view.