Re: superhero space navigation

IsaacKuo wrote:
On Apr 14, 10:59 am, Bryan Derksen <bryan.derk...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
There are many, many bright moving dots out there that all look the
same.

No, there would be at most three really big objects out there
which will be big and bright enough to qualify (your station,
the ISS, and sometimes a Space Shuttle or Soyuz). And two
of them are in a pretty low orbit, so you just need to put your
station in a bit higher orbit to avoid any confusion. Or you could
put it in a polar orbit, or a retrograde orbit.

My understanding is that the point of this is to create a hiding place. A space station of comparable to the ISS in an unusual orbit is not particularly good for that. Even something the size of a standard satellite is likely to be spotted by militaries worried about spy satellites and such.

It'd also be a pain to build. The super's limited to just a few hundred kilos of cargo so it'll take a great many many trips to put it together, and it'd be far more technically challenging than digging a hole and painting the interior with sealant.

Finding a specific spot on a planetary surface is much more
intuitive, IMO.

Craters look as much like each other as trees in a forest.

So pick features that stand out to use as your landmarks and build your base in a place you can easily remember. There are more than just craters on the Moon, there are mountains and rilles and ridges and so forth. And there are some distinctive-looking craters too, for that matter.
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