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PostSubject: Satellite Tracking Smartphone App    Satellite Tracking Smartphone App  EmptyFri Aug 26, 2011 3:39 pm

I came across this App that shows your the Satellites going overhead in a really simple format. You could just go to heavens-above.com but this App actually has alarms you can set to remind yourself when a satellite is going overhead. It's cheap at $3 and once I have a smartphone i'm certain considering it...

http://simpleflybys.com/
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PostSubject: Re: Satellite Tracking Smartphone App    Satellite Tracking Smartphone App  EmptyFri Aug 26, 2011 3:39 pm

But there are so many of those little lights going across the sky wouldn't the alarm going off constantly be annoying?
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PostSubject: Re: Satellite Tracking Smartphone App    Satellite Tracking Smartphone App  EmptyFri Aug 26, 2011 3:40 pm

It looks like you can set it for individual passes. Some people try to observe each of the IR satellites flaring, sorta like trying to observe all of a certain dim catalog. They're not that exciting to look at, but it's fun to nab them all, same principle can be applied to satellites. I find the ISS passes and other things like the Nano-D Sail pretty fun to watch, just to realize what that bright flare is and all.
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