As much fun as doxxing myself would be, I'm not going to say more than that I've built stuff like this:
Beyond that, simply searching for "spotting satellites" should give you photos of actual satellites in orbit.
What's the cheapest telescope I can buy that would show me this in real life? It would need to auto-track and auto-stabilize so I can see it like shown.
I've never been much of an astronomer, so I can't give you much to go on. I did come cross this website, tough; https://skyandtelescope.org/observing/how-to-see-and-photograph-geosynchronous-satellites/
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