[HN Gopher] See a Satellite Tonight
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See a Satellite Tonight
Author : rbanffy
Score : 79 points
Date : 2021-03-30 18:26 UTC (4 hours ago)
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| tobmlt wrote:
| I've been using this for a few months, and I'd like to say nice
| job! to the author.
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| Really the most convenient way to find a solid starlink pass, in
| my opinion.
| sjburt wrote:
| Is there a way to get the predicted magnitude?
| modeless wrote:
| The magnitudes are actually logged to the dev tools console.
| But be aware that the magnitudes calculated by all tools like
| this are little more than educated guesses, and the real
| brightness can easily be different by several magnitudes in
| either direction.
| tomcooks wrote:
| I wish I could select my location instead of giving it to the
| website via tracking
| Klathmon wrote:
| you can, just decline the permissions and it will try to
| estimate a location.
|
| From there you can click "Change Address" and set whatever
| address you want.
| aquark wrote:
| You can -- block the location request and click on 'Open Street
| View' to enter an address
| 2bitencryption wrote:
| funny to see this today - I just used it yesterday for the first
| time, and saw the ISS fly by above Seattle, with the naked eye.
| Was so cool!
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| coolest part was, I saw it pass by sometime around 8:00pm. Made
| dinner. Ate. Did the dishes. Now it's around 10pm. Checked the
| app again, and... the ISS was passing by again in ~5mins. Looked
| out the window, and... there it is!
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| I had this moment of total awe - over the course of my dinner and
| some cleanup, that little craft, with humans in it, _traveled
| around the entire planet_ , and there it is again!!
|
| hoping to see a starlink train next, weather permitting.
| cpeterso wrote:
| Definitely inspires awe. Humans 250 miles up, traveling at
| 17,000 mph, and you can see them with your naked eye.
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| My favorite part is when the ISS dot slowly fades out. It's so
| high up that it passes out of the sun's light before it falls
| behind the horizon.
| jeffwass wrote:
| Here in London we're treated to many ISS flyovers, some almost
| directly overhead.
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| We had a nice flyover yesterday, with perfectly clear skies.
| See below link to a long exposure star-trail photo I captured
| with my iPhone.
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| https://twitter.com/jeffwass/status/1376619838899154948?s=21
| shadowfaxRodeo wrote:
| This is extraordinary.
| hindsightbias wrote:
| Very nice!
| issa wrote:
| These days, even with Los Angeles light pollution nearby, I can
| just look up at sunset and spot multiple satellites per minute. I
| remember how exciting it was to see a satellite when I was a kid.
| Now it is pretty commonplace, and only becoming more so.
| lisper wrote:
| Also worth noting:
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| https://heavens-above.com/main.aspx
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| But this has a much nicer UI/UX! The street view rendering is
| particularly impressive.
| jasonbourne1901 wrote:
| Super cool, I'm going to try this tonight!
| cpeterso wrote:
| I use an iOS called "ISS Finder" that sends you notification
| right before a ISS flyover. It points you to the right corner of
| the sky and gives you a short bio of the astronauts on board.
| issa wrote:
| i use the same app. It's great!
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