Thanks John,
You've clearly confirmed that there are no new
ideas :) In thinking about it some more, the best case
scenario I could come up with is being on the equator
at vernal *and* autumnal equinox. On those two days
the sun would rise directly in the east and pass
directly overhead and set directly in the west. While
doing so, it would pass behind every "above horizon"
geosat for the given longitude of the observer. A
movie of the magnified sun would show each geosat
passing across the diameter of the sun. It would, of
course, have to be clear all day and I'm thinking of
the desert east of the Andes. However like you say,
given the diameter of the satellites and the distance
from the observer and the brightness of the sun, I
don't know if this would be an observable event.
Regards,
Jeff
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