Amateurs Measure ISS Using the Moon

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[messierhunter]

Let's see how long this thread lasts, the mods pull everything I post that offends or upset the delicate little flat earth and science hating snowflakes that have taken over FreeRepublic these days. Here's a simple method anyone can use to measure the altitude, size, and velocity of the International Space Station by capitalizing on a lunar transit (where ISS is silhouetted against the moon within a narrow corridor - you can find opportunities on transit-finder.com).

Anyone can do this with a friend using a good high magnification camera like a P900 or other long focal length telephoto lens on a tripod. You could also use a simple cheap telescope, even without tracking capability. The result is that ISS is exactly as high, fast, and large as NASA says it is. I used highly precise astrometry to perform the measurement, by shutting off my telescope's tracking and allowing the moon to drift out of the field of view immediately following the transit. A few minutes later when the moon was far enough away to reduce the glare, I took a photo of the background stars in order to calibrate the image and precisely measure the angular separation of the ISS transit in my footage compared to footage from a friend about a kilometer away from me.

[edh]

“ranging from a drone to a U-2 spyplane modified to look exactly like ISS to even claiming it’s just a balloon.”

You’re kidding me. People think that the ISS is a U2 or a balloon?

I thought everyone knew it was swamp gas ... man, people are silly.

:-P

(I’ve yet to run into a flat earther on this site ... I’ve run into plenty of ID proponents that believe that evolution is an instrument of evil, but not flat earthers)

[messierhunter]

International Space Station.

[plain talk]

I assumed it meant International Space Station.

[Zuben Elgenubi]

That guy on the right. Where’s his knife?

[AndyJackson]

Because they staged the moon landings.

[messierhunter]

So you managed to prove that the gravity vector of earth points “down” to the ground regardless of where you are on earth. Good job.

[z3n]

I honestly haven’t been keeping up on the flat-earth stuff at all. I remember something about Kyrie Irving quite a while back. I can’t even imagine the mental contortions they would have to go through to explain how something like the ISS if it wasn’t orbiting the globe. Or do they propose the earth is flat but the moon and satellites orbit a slab? Someone fill me in on this stuff

[Da_Shrimp]

Because they staged the moon landings.

I trust that you're joking? Not a single Apollo Hoax claim stands up to real scrutiny. Not one.

[The Iceman Cometh]

So you managed to prove that the gravity vector of earth points “down” to the ground regardless of where you are on earth. Good job.

You should have realized by now that I have been joking. I just didn't put the /sarc after the first comment to see how touchy you are. For some reason, you are extremely triggered by the mere mention of 'flat earth'.

[NoCmpromiz]

:-)

Is ‘whiny butt hurt’ a symptom of a persecution complex?

And as to that flat earth thing, anyone who sees where I live knows by observation that the Earth is not flat.. ;-)

[z3n]

“In School Suspension”

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That’s the worst. As someone who went through a rebellious phase junior year HS, I can tell you from experience that if you’re going to get suspended, you may as well do it well enough to get OSS. :D

[messierhunter]

So you decided to prove Poe’s law instead. Thanks.

[Ciaphas Cain]

Because they staged the moon landings.

Allegdly, they hired Stanley Kubrick to stage the moon landings and he filled The Shining with clues trying to get viewers to realize the truth.

Wild Film Theories: Does “The Shining” hint that Stanley Kubrick faked the Apollo 11 moon landing?

[ETL]

[messierhunter]

They generally claim there’s a dome that NASA cannot penetrate and that all satellites are a hoax.

[backwoods-engineer]

The result is that ISS is exactly as high, fast, and large as NASA says it is.

Of course. As an amateur radio operator who has had communication with the ISS on multiple occasions, I find that its orbit precisely corresponds to the two-line orbital elements that NASA/SpaceCom puts out.

Well done. I thought this was going to be "The ISS is really not in orbit!" thread. No, you're bringing scientific fact. As a Christian, I believe that all truth is God's truth. In fact, a careful reading of the book of Isaiah and Psalms indicates that Earth is a spherical planet not supported by any substance.

[ETL]

[NorthMountain]

Sure the Earth is flat. You can read all about it in Terry Pratchett's series of scientific treatises ...

;'}

[dfwgator]

[The Iceman Cometh]

So you decided to prove Poe’s law instead. Thanks.

I think you proved it, snowflake. ;-) /sarc LOL