hobby #38

Orbital Decay Audio Notifications

Track satellites and the ISS using orbital prediction software, then build a microcontroller-based desk device that listens for overhead passes and translates each satellite's elevation, velocity, and signal strength into distinct chime patterns or short generative melodies. The higher the pass, the brighter the tone; Doppler shift maps to vibrato. Each flyover becomes a brief musical announcement you can learn to recognize by ear.

The Desk That Knows When the Sky Is Busy

Something chimed on my desk at 14:23 and I looked up from the wrong screen. The ISS had just cleared my horizon, and I'd missed the first note.

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Heaping Up the Sky's Appointment Book Priority Queues

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