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xkcd #2979: Sky Alarm (xkcd.com)
submitted 2 months ago by schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to c/xkcd@lemmy.world
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During the day it also activates for neat clouds and pretty sunsets.

https://explainxkcd.com/2979/

PSA: This xkcd was released 6 days ago and nobody posted it. It is in fact allowed for other people to post new xkcd comics to this community too, you don't have to wait for me to do that.

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[–] Xanthrax@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Dude, this would be an awesome mobile app!

Edit: found this, https://www.nytimes.com/newsgraphics/card-story/solar-system-calendar

And you can sync it to your calendar app. I haven't tried it yet, I'm hoping it's not just Google cal.

[–] treadful@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The calendar will return in 2024.

Doesn't look like it still exists.

[–] Xanthrax@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Awh :(

[–] rudyharrelson@lemmy.radio 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Relevant to this idea, I use these apps to let me know when things like the International Space Station, meteor showers, aurorae, etc are visible overhead:

https://spotthestation.nasa.gov/

https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/night/

Would be neat if there were one unified app to track them all and send notifications

[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

When I lived in Florida I always wanted to see a rocket launch but they are always rescheduled. I would have loved to see this!

[–] Rozz@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 months ago

Supercluster (iOS) tells me all sorts of things, even ones I don't remember asking for. It might have what you need.

[–] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago

...but isn't that what we have you for?

Sorry, I'm just being a wanker. It'd be a shame to waste this superpower!

[–] SidewaysHighways@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Killer tofu!

[–] CookieOfFortune@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Wow this is a reference from my childhood. Feeling old now.

[–] SidewaysHighways@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Banging on a trash can!

Drumming on a streetlight!

[–] at_an_angle@lemmy.one 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Have none of you see the movie Meteor or the horror series Local 58?

FOOLS!

[–] don@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

As an avid devotee of Local58, you speak the truth! These people have absolutely no contingency whatsoever.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

"And that's how they saw the meteorite in the few seconds before humanity ended."

[–] TedZanzibar@feddit.uk 1 points 2 months ago

I have an app called Star Walk 2 that does something very similar. Notifications about cool shit happening and then helps you to look in the right direction for it, including ISS fly-bys.