Satellite SelfieACT’s largest selfie, taken from space

A Quick How To Guide

17 August 2020Version 2.2

This event is presented by ACT National Science Week and the Where You Are Festival with the support of the ACT Government and is co-hosted by The Australian

National University

Satellite SelfieGet your picture taken, from space

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Contents

How satellites work

…they can also hunt for alien worlds and look at far- off galaxies

…but even very sophisticated satellites can only ‘see’ things with limited accuracy

What will the satellite actually see from space?

…this means you will have to get creative when you have your selfie taken from space...

What areas will be in the selfie?

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How big do things need to be to be visible from space?

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How will it look?

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What material to use

Where to be

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How to be seen

A helpful cheat sheet for making letters and numbers visible from space…

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So, to make a ‘H’ visible from space using our satellites, we’ll need

To make human letters and words:❑ Gather your friends and family,❑ Get outside, ❑ Make sure you’re being COVID-19 safe: maintain 1.5 m

distancing (towels are great for this!) and no more than 100 people gathering, and

❑ Wear clothes of a colour that contrasts to the ground you’re on!

Making a sign from people

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Let’s take another people example

What to wear

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Keeping things appropriate

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