Brendan Sheehan said:
I've been using a telescope for the first time in many years and have noticed an awful lot of man made satellites crossing the FOV. Was wondering if anyone with more observing experience could comment on if this is something that has greatly increased over the last few decades, or if it is just chance that I'm seeing alot of them...
This is what I was able to find after a five minute google search...
http://www.windows2universe.org/kids_space/sat.html
http://hubpages.com/hub/How-many-satellites-orbit-the-Earth