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> The ISS, if you didn't realize, moves pretty fast. I waited a few times to see it, and it's always just a few minutes it's visible. It orbits low and makes t
by acqq 6y ago
> The ISS, if you didn't realize, moves pretty fast.
I waited a few times to see it, and it's always just a few minutes it's visible. It orbits low and makes the full cycle around the globe in only 90 minutes.
- Shacklz 6y agoFor those curious when and where to look to see the ISS by eye only: https://james.darpinian.com/satellites/ https://james.darpinian.com/satellites/ The site is incredibly awesome and helped me see the ISS (and other satellites) quite a few times already!
- Moru 6y agoStellarium is great for this too.
- sgt 6y agoI recommend the app ISS Spotter by Martin van Mierloo.
- tomfanning 6y agoA 90 degree pass (overhead) is around 10 minutes. And obviously for radio, it doesn't need to be visible (reflecting sunlight), just ~above the horizon.
- acqq 6y ago> A 90 degree pass (overhead) is around 10 minutes. Yes, that's approximately what I remember. The path of ISS is created with the goal that ISS doesn't fly over the same pieces of land or sea. Instead, it takes a lot of orbits before I can see it crossing exactly over my location, giving me around 10 minutes when that cross is ideal, otherwise, it's less, if the current path is close enough at all. Seeing is of course limited more than obtaining a radio signal, as to see ISS it has to fly above you at the time that the sun can reflect from it, and to have clear skies. One doesn't need that to catch just a radio signal, but the ISS path should still be such that it's close to your location, and the time during the FM signal can be received will still be short.