RezEnayati / ISSTrackerWithNotifs

ISS Tracker with Email Notification

This Python script tracks the International Space Station (ISS) using its API and sends an email notification when the ISS is overhead during nighttime.

Features

• ISS Tracking: Utilizes the Open Notify API to track the current position of the ISS.
• Day/Night Detection: Determines if it's nighttime at your location using sunrise-sunset.org API.
• Email Notification: Sends an email notification when the ISS is overhead during nighttime.

Prerequisites

• Python 3.x
• Requests library (pip install requests)

Setup

1. Clone the repository or download the script.
2. Install the Requests library if you haven't already: pip install requests.
3. Configure the script:
   • Set your latitude (MY_LAT) and longitude (MY_LNG) in the script to reflect your location.
   • Replace EMAIL, PASSWORD, and EMAIL2 with your Gmail credentials and recipient email.
4. Ensure less secure apps access is enabled for your Gmail account if you're using Gmail for sending emails.

Usage

1. Run the script: python iss_tracker.py.
2. The script will continuously monitor the ISS position.
3. You will receive an email notification when the ISS is overhead during nighttime.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit issues or pull requests.

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