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Related: About this forumLost astronaut tool bag from ISS shines in new telescope image (photo)
A lost tool bag in space shines brightly in a new image taken from Rome.
Two astronauts spacewalking on the International Space Station harmlessly lost grip of a tool bag during a Nov. 1 spacewalk. The shiny object, visible in binoculars, showed up in footage taken by the Virtual Telescope Project on Wednesday (Nov. 15).
"The image above comes from a single 2-second exposure," project founder Gianluca Masi wrote in a statement, alongside the image. "The object looks like a sharp dot of light in the center, as the telescope tracked it, so stars left long trails on the background."
Two astronauts spacewalking on the International Space Station harmlessly lost grip of a tool bag during a Nov. 1 spacewalk. The shiny object, visible in binoculars, showed up in footage taken by the Virtual Telescope Project on Wednesday (Nov. 15).
"The image above comes from a single 2-second exposure," project founder Gianluca Masi wrote in a statement, alongside the image. "The object looks like a sharp dot of light in the center, as the telescope tracked it, so stars left long trails on the background."
You can track the ISS (and the nearby toolbag) at NASA https://spotthestation.nasa.gov/tracking_map.cfm or by downloading the same app on Apple or Google Play.
https://www.indystar.com/story/news/2023/11/10/how-to-find-tool-bag-from-international-space-station-dropped-by-nasa-astronauts/71522477007/
According to EarthSky, follow the trajectory of the ISS and scan the sky in the area just ahead of the space station. As the tool bag gradually loses height, it should appear between two and four minutes ahead of the ISS during the next few days.
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Lost astronaut tool bag from ISS shines in new telescope image (photo) (Original Post)
usonian
Nov 2023
OP
im missing my dnd dice and some legos . and some socks of course . anyone seen my keys ?
AllaN01Bear
Nov 2023
#3
I would need about 40 air tags. I don't have any, but I'm sure whatever I use to find stuff
usonian
Nov 2023
#4
Tools always find a way to hide. Taking them to space just encourages them.
Hermit-The-Prog
Nov 2023
#5
Deuxcents
(19,950 posts)1. I have a great app called Sky View
I have it on my iPad, too, as the screen is larger so last night I noticed a bright light in the eastern sky and turned on the screen an saw Jupiter in all her glory! Did not see the tool box and tonight is overcast so maybe tomorrow night. I dont understand why it wasnt tethered to him so it wouldnt get lost and turn into more space junk.
Silent Type
(7,140 posts)2. Cool. Thanks. Anybody spotted a blue sock?
AllaN01Bear
(23,194 posts)3. im missing my dnd dice and some legos . and some socks of course . anyone seen my keys ?
whelp, another thousand dollars shot.
usonian
(14,317 posts)4. I would need about 40 air tags. I don't have any, but I'm sure whatever I use to find stuff
Id lose first.
None of your stuff seems worth an air tag, and socks DO move themselves at night. Otherwise, wed have to blame gremlins, which dont exist, of course.
Hermit-The-Prog
(36,602 posts)5. Tools always find a way to hide. Taking them to space just encourages them.
MiHale
(10,837 posts)6. Well this is different...
Usually you cant see your lost tool it must be frustrating to be able to see it know where it is and cant get it, outta reach.