This program checks if the International Space Station (ISS) is passing overhead and sends a notification email if it is nighttime and the ISS is within a certain range of your location.
This script uses the Open Notify API to get the current coordinates of the ISS and compares them with your predefined location coordinates. It also utilizes the Sunrise-Sunset API to determine if it is nighttime. If both conditions are met, it sends an email notification using the SMTP protocol.
Before running the program, make sure you have the following installed:
- Python 3
- Requests library (
pip install requests)
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Clone the repository or download the script.
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Open the script file in a text editor.
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Provide your latitude and longitude coordinates in the
MY_LATandMY_LNGvariables. -
Enter your email address in the
my_emailvariable. -
Enter your email password in the
passwordvariable. -
Save the changes.
To run the program, execute the following command in your terminal or command prompt:
The program will run continuously, checking for ISS overhead during nighttime. If the conditions are met, you will receive an email notification.
This project is licensed under the MIT License.