In the night sky next month and you may witness a rather unusual phenomenon – a tiny Japanese satellite using LEDs to beam a Morse code message earthwards. The message will come from FITSAT-1, or Niwaka, a 10cm cubed satellite weighing just 1.3kg and recently released from the International Space Station. Built by the Fukuoka Institute of Technology, the box will beam the Morse code message “Hi this is Niwaka Japan” onto the sky. The date for the message has yet to be set. Source: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/10/12/niwaka_satellite_led_earth/
