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Post by swamprat on Jan 13, 2013 13:54:54 GMT -6
Heavens-above
FITSAT-1 Flashing SatelliteThis small Japanese satellite which was recently released from the ISS is equipped with powerful LEDs which will flash Morse code messages and should be visible from the ground. The flashes are scheduled to start on December 12th and more details can be found on the satellite's web site. Please use the link below which includes predictions of both sunlit and night (unlit passes). We are assuming the LEDs will flash when the satellite is in the Earth's shadow. www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary.aspx?Session=kebgfcolcookhmlcajafeoan&satid=38853&showNight=tFor additional information, go to the satellite’s own website: www.fit.ac.jp/~tanaka/fitsat.shtml
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Post by skywalker on Jan 13, 2013 19:59:10 GMT -6
I can see how this thing could cause a few UFO sightings. Depending on how bright it is of course. I'm assuming it will be bright enough to see. The website said it is scheduled to be zipping over the South/Central United States on the 14th but it will be from 11:02 to 11:04 am. It's gonna be kind of hard to see in the daytime...depending on how bright it is of course. How are we supposed to know what it says? Nobody even uses Morse code anymore.
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