I’ve now made it possible to specify a particular location and then find out the corresponding ISS sighting times for that location, as well as the direction you need to look. I’m trying to make these details as accurate as possible so that they match actual sightings 100%. I’m trying to calculate these in advance as much as possible so I’ll know when upcoming flyovers are happening.
I hope you like it. I’d love to hear your thoughts on it.
In this devlog, I’ve made a few changes and added some new features:
I’ve now integrated the tracker and the ISS visualization onto a real-world map, where the white dot represents the ISS’s current position, and this dot moves smoothly and pulses. Below that are the current longitude and latitude coordinates of its location.
Another feature is that the tracker shows the ISS’s current trajectory and pre-calculates the new trajectory, plotting it on the map just like the current one.
One final detail for this devlog is the date and time displayed at the top in GMT, which I’ll probably change later so that it shows the correct time and date for everyone.
P.S. Of course, it’s a world map at night, so it fits better with the starry sky.
I created this design for the tracker’s background. There are various stars that vary in brightness and also twinkle differently. Shooting stars fly across the night sky in the background at random intervals. They are all different and have random timings, as well as different locations where they appear. They also fly across the sky in different directions. The image I’ve attached shows a small section of the background. I hope you can see it, in the picture.
