[PLUG-TALK] Where's Venus?

Russell Senior russell at personaltelco.net
Sun Apr 22 15:02:07 UTC 2018


>>>>> "Keith" == Keith Lofstrom <keithl at kl-ic.com> writes:

Keith> Is there a simple web or desktop app that uses clock time and GPS
Keith> location to identify the brighter objects in the night (or
Keith> daytime) sky?  Extra bonus points for a skyview app that includes
Keith> the realtime positions of satellites computed from their orbital
Keith> elements, and aircraft from realtime flight tracking information.

Keith> If ordinary people can easily identify what they see in the sky,
Keith> they may be slightly less prone to hypothesize alien spaceships.
Keith> And if enough people from widely different locations photograph a
Keith> moving object that is NOT asily explained, perhaps they will
Keith> discover something new and interesting.

http://heavens-above.com/



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