International Space Station

[striker55]

I've been viewing the space station for years and I use this app to locate it

ISS Detector Satellite Tracker - Apps on Google Play

See the Space Station in the night sky.

play.google.com

Anyone pay attention to the station? I had a good view of it for 6 minutes the other morning. Should be another opportunity tonight at 8:30

 

[Mills]

I remember watching the shuttle and ISS pass in tandem, very cool.

 

[striker55]

I remember watching the shuttle and ISS pass in tandem, very cool.

I saw that too, shuttle on the way to dock with ISS.

 

[striker55]

When I had a telescope I tried to figure when the ISS would pass in front of the moon to get a picture, never happened for me.

 

[oohrah]

Tune your scanner to 145.825 MHz to decode the packet radio and 145.800 MHz (FM) to listen to the astronauts when they talk to schools or other Hams. AR1SS amateur radio aboard ISS.

ETA: Amateur radio packet decoders are available as apps for tablets. just put the radio speaker near the tablet mic.

 

[BBL]

Very cool. I'd like to point my wife's telescope at it tonight. How fast does the ISS move? (I assume it uses higher orbit than satellites so it moves slower?)

 

[BBL]

Tune your scanner to 145.825 MHz to decode the packet radio and 145.800 MHz (FM) to listen to the astronauts when they talk to schools or other Hams. AR1SS amateur radio aboard ISS.

How good of an antenna do you need for the FM broadcast? I have a 1/2 wavelength 2-meter band whip on the roof so I wonder if that would be enough.

 

[oohrah]

Very cool. I'd like to point my wife's telescope at it tonight. How fast does the ISS move? (I assume it uses higher orbit than satellites so it moves slower?)

ISS is in a low earth orbit, 90-93 minutes or so orbital period, so it moves pretty fast. Use the lowest power/widest possible FOV on your telescope and be prepared to keep moving it to follow.

 

[oohrah]

How good of an antenna do you need for the FM broadcast? I have a 1/2 wavelength 2-meter band whip on the roof so I wonder if that would be enough.

I pick it up easy with my mobile rig, remember it's only 254 miles away when passing overhead.

 

[Big Dipper]

Very cool. I'd like to point my wife's telescope at it tonight. How fast does the ISS move? (I assume it uses higher orbit than satellites so it moves slower?)

PDQ

This is for a location in NW Austin near Cedar Park.

Web url is https://www.heavens-above.com/

 

[deemus]

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[Wudidiz]

I’ve tracked it with my telescope and got a few shots but nothing good.

 

[BBL]

PDQ

This is for a location in NW Austin near Cedar Park.

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Web url is https://www.heavens-above.com/

Thank you!
Especially for the metric time units.

If I am reading the chart correctly (I hope so), does it mean that the station will pass pretty much overhead on the 14th?

 

[Big Dipper]

Thank you!
Especially for the metric time units.

If I am reading the chart correctly (I hope so), does it mean that the station will pass pretty much overhead on the 14th?

That is correct.

Also, starting/ending altitudes greater than 10° are due to emerging from and going into the Earth’s shadow.

 

[DoubleDuty]

Space activity is mind blowing and proves flat earthers are in the twilight zone

 

[striker55]

Very cool. I'd like to point my wife's telescope at it tonight. How fast does the ISS move? (I assume it uses higher orbit than satellites so it moves slower?)

You can't keep up with it with a telescope, it moves too fast.

 

[wakosama]

Been around so long I got to see 'ECHO' and SPUTNIK 1.

 

[striker55]

 

[TipBledsoe]

Dummy 101 question:
Is there a free app available that will do what a scanner does?

 

[striker55]

Dummy 101 question:
Is there a free app available that will do what a scanner does?

I believe the app I shared is free, not paying anything. Although years ago I may have upgraded for a nominal fee.