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A genuine experiment - The ISS

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Major Twang

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A genuine experiment - The ISS
« on: December 11, 2012, 01:39:17 PM »
This site
http://www.heavens-above.com/?lat=51.163&lng=0.545&loc=Unspecified&alt=0&tz=UCT
allows you to predict where in the sky you should be able to see the International Space Station.  Click on configuration so set your location.

Everyone who wants to take part should detail their latitude & longitude, and which of the predictions on the website they have verified.

This should allow us to check if the round-earth & gravity equations used to predict the location of the ISS in the sky are working properly.  This in turn should help dispel the idea that the ISS is an aircraft of some description working for The Conspiracy.
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Thork

Re: A genuine experiment - The ISS
« Reply #1 on: December 11, 2012, 01:43:04 PM »
This site
http://www.noradsanta.org/en/
allows you to predict where in the sky you should be able to see Santa and his flying reindeer.

Everyone who wants to take part should detail their latitude & longitude, and at what time Santa actually did come.

This should allow us to check if the round-earth & gravity equations used to predict the location of the Santa in the sky are working properly.  This in turn should help dispel the idea that Santa is an aircraft of some description working for The Conspiracy.
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Kendrick

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Re: A genuine experiment - The ISS
« Reply #2 on: December 11, 2012, 01:45:55 PM »
Not to detract from the original post but from that link I found this:

http://www.fit.ac.jp/~tanaka/fitsat.shtml

Satellite that alledgedly will flash powerful LED's from the heavens that should be visible from the earth, I wonder if you will need a telescope to see.
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Major Twang

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Re: A genuine experiment - The ISS
« Reply #3 on: December 11, 2012, 01:48:20 PM »
Make your own thread for that Thork.  Santa has ignored me for 40 years.
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Thork

Re: A genuine experiment - The ISS
« Reply #4 on: December 11, 2012, 01:51:12 PM »
Don't you see the comparison? Your site is as fictional as mine. In fact, mine was made by NORAD. Yours is just some private site made by who knows?

If you can GPS track Santa, its not hard to make up locations to GPS track an imaginary satellite.

Also, I'm sorry you haven't been getting what you want for Christmas. I hope this year is different. I'm getting a bam-hammer from Wilmore but its supposed to be a surprise so sshhhh!  ;)
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Major Twang

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Re: A genuine experiment - The ISS
« Reply #5 on: December 11, 2012, 02:00:37 PM »
Quote from: Kendrick on December 11, 2012, 01:45:55 PM
Not to detract from the original post but from that link I found this:

http://www.fit.ac.jp/~tanaka/fitsat.shtml

Satellite that alledgedly will flash powerful LED's from the heavens that should be visible from the earth, I wonder if you will need a telescope to see.

Fitsat is on the same site.  I'll definitely look out for it too.
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Re: A genuine experiment - The ISS
« Reply #6 on: December 11, 2012, 02:11:39 PM »
I've yet to see the ISS appear as scheduled. I have seen what was alleged to be the space shuttle a few times.
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canucks#01fan

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Re: A genuine experiment - The ISS
« Reply #7 on: December 11, 2012, 02:29:32 PM »
http://www.isstracker.com/
i have observed the iss many times with this site
it is by no mean imaginary
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Major Twang

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Re: A genuine experiment - The ISS
« Reply #8 on: December 11, 2012, 02:43:51 PM »
Quote from: canucks#01fan on December 11, 2012, 02:29:32 PM
http://www.isstracker.com/
i have observed the iss many times with this site
it is by no mean imaginary

It's about as imaginary as the Astra 2 that I'm currently picking up an old edition of QI on Dave, through a satellite dish pointing at a fixed point in the sky.
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PiemanFiddy

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Re: A genuine experiment - The ISS
« Reply #9 on: December 11, 2012, 03:18:54 PM »
Quote from: Thork on December 11, 2012, 01:43:04 PM
This site
http://www.noradsanta.org/en/
allows you to predict where in the sky you should be able to see Santa and his flying reindeer.

Everyone who wants to take part should detail their latitude & longitude, and at what time Santa actually did come.

This should allow us to check if the round-earth & gravity equations used to predict the location of the Santa in the sky are working properly.  This in turn should help dispel the idea that Santa is an aircraft of some description working for The Conspiracy.

That's a rather cynical reply.

I think that's just your defense mechanism to hide yourself from seeing reality though. Let thorks be thorks. :)
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iwanttobelieve

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Re: A genuine experiment - The ISS
« Reply #10 on: December 11, 2012, 03:25:01 PM »
You can make it really easy by getting a text when it is visible. Used it a few times, and can see the ISS even well with  a pair of cheap binoculars.

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/11/when-the-international-space-station-passes-over-your-house-nasa-will-send-you-a-text-message/264479/
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