Off Topic..The skies are quiet!!

Not a single plane in the sky over Tassie right now

https://www.flightradar24.com/-42.2,146.3/8

May or may not provide further ammunition for the conspiracy theorists

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemtrail_conspiracy_theory

Will be interesting to see how/if they tie it in with the COVID19 conspiracy theories

Perfect for star gazing at the moment fellas.

Cheers Kon.

There is still plenty of planes flying around the World though. Check out the sky's over China
wombat

Saw Wonder Women fly over our place the other day in her Invisible Plane.

Cheers

Doug

I just watched the International Space Station fly over the Whitsundays.

Time: Thu Apr 16 7:25 PM, Visible: 3 min, Max Height: 48°, Appears: 10° above NW, Disappears: 48° above WSW.

Here are a few facts about the Station statistics
COSPAR ID 1998-067A
SATCAT no. 25544
Call sign Alpha, Station
Crew Fully crewed: 6
Currently aboard: 6 (Expedition 63)
Launch 20 November 1998; 21 years ago
Launch pad

Baikonur 1/5 and 81/23
Kennedy LC-39 and CCAFS SLC-41 (future)

Mass 419,725 kg (925,335 lb)[1]
Length 73.0 m (239.4 ft)[1]
Width 109.0 m (357.5 ft)[1]
Pressurised volume 915.6 m3 (32,333 cu ft)[1]
Atmospheric pressure 101.3 kPa (14.7 psi; 1.0 atm) oxygen 21%, nitrogen 79%
Perigee altitude 408 km (253.5 mi) AMSL[2]
Apogee altitude 410 km (254.8 mi) AMSL[2]
Orbital inclination 51.64°[2]
Orbital speed 7.66 km/s[2]
(27,600 km/h; 17,100 mph)
Orbital period 92.68 minutes[2]
Orbits per day 15.54[2]
Orbit epoch 14 May 2019 13:09:29 UTC[2]
Days in orbit 21 years, 4 months, 26 days
(16 April 2020)
Days occupied 19 years, 5 months, 13 days
(16 April 2020)
No. of orbits 116,178 as of May 2019[2]
Orbital decay 2 km/monthI.S.S. ....