Geostationary satellite photo vs Guide9 simulation

Arturo R Montesinos Dec 26, 2011

This came up in another group (satellitetracker), and I thought it might
be interesting to post it here.


This is Eric Chesak's image showing four satellites in geostationary
orbit and one in geostationary transfer orbit (tracing a curious curve)
near M42:

http://www.sjaaaa.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=3009


and this is a video showing Guide 9's simulation of the same scene:

http://www.mediafire.com/?dwkndcy8087acsw


(Hey, even the “make movie” function works under Wine!!)