Suppose that the same satellites are launched from the Moon and the Earth into stationary orbits. On which cosmic body
September 22, 2020 | Education
| Suppose that the same satellites are launched from the Moon and the Earth into stationary orbits. On which cosmic body will the apparent brightness of such a satellite be greater?
On the Moon, the brightness of a satellite in a stationary orbit will be one stellar magnitude weaker than the brightness of a similar geostationary satellite.
