Category: Satellite Passes

Science Outreach Specialists

Greater Toronto Area Space Station Flyovers for the week of July 11th, 2021

As shown above, on Tuesday, July 13, 2021 from 11:06 pm to 11:13 pm EDT, the International Space Station will fly high overhead of the GTA in an extremely bright pass, rising over the west-southwestern horizon, flying closely past the bright star Arcturus, and then setting below the east-northeastern horizon. Artificial satellites are visible because…
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Greater Toronto Area Space Station Flyovers for the week of July 4th, 2021

Tom Glenn of San Diego, CA used software to work out when the International space Station would fly past Mars, and captured this amazing image on Monday, September 21, 2020. He recorded a video through his camera affixed to a tracking telescope. NASA APOD for Sept 23, 2020. Artificial satellites are visible because they are…
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Greater Toronto Area Space Station Flyovers for the week of June 27th, 2021

As shown above, on Friday, July 2, 2021 from 3:49 am EDT, the International Space Station will fly high overhead of the GTA in an extremely bright pass, exiting Earth’s shadow over the west-southwestern horizon, flying past the bright star Deneb, and then setting below the east-northeastern horizon. Artificial satellites are visible because they are…
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Greater Toronto Area Space Station Flyovers for the week of May 30th, 2021

As shown above, on Sunday, May 30, 2021 from 9:43 to 9:49 pm EDT, the International Space Station will fly high overhead of the GTA in an extremely bright pass, rising from the northwestern horizon near Venus and then flying past the Big Dipper before disappearing into Earth’s shadow over the east-southeastern horizon. Artificial satellites…
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Greater Toronto Area Space Station Flyovers for the week of May 23rd, 2021

As shown above, on Sunday, May 30, 2021 from 9:43 to 9:49 pm EDT, the International Space Station will fly high overhead of the GTA in an extremely bright pass, rising from the northwestern horizon near Venus and then flying past the Big Dipper before disappearing into Earth’s shadow over the east-southeastern horizon. Artificial satellites…
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Greater Toronto Area Space Station Flyovers for the week of May 16th, 2021

As shown above, on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 from 9:30 to 9:36 pm EDT, the International Space Station will fly high overhead of the GTA in an extremely bright pass, rising from the west-southwestern horizon near the bright star Procyon and then flying past the bright star Vega just before disappearing below the northeastern horizon.…
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Greater Toronto Area Space Station Flyovers for the week of May 9th, 2021

As shown above, on Saturday, May 15, 2021 from 10:15 to 10:21 pm EDT, the International Space Station will fly high overhead of the GTA in an extremely bright pass, rising from the southwestern horizon and then flying past the bright star Vega just before disappearing below the east-northeastern horizon. Artificial satellites are visible because…
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Greater Toronto Area Space Station Flyovers for the week of May 2nd, 2021

An artist’s conception of the first module of China’s new space station, TianHe, which will be visible when it flies overhead after dusk and before dawn. Artificial satellites are visible because they are high enough to be bathed in sunlight while the sun is below the horizon for earthbound observers. When the geometry is just…
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Greater Toronto Area Space Station Flyovers for the week of April 25th, 2021

As shown above, on Thursday, April 29, 2021 from 5:15 to 5:21 am EDT, the International Space Station will fly high over the GTA in an extremely bright pass, exiting Earth’s shadow over the west-southwestern horizon near the very bright star Arcturus, flying past the Little Dipper, and then disappearing below the northeastern horizon.  Artificial…
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Greater Toronto Area Space Station Flyovers for the week of April 4th, 2021

Tom Glenn of San Diego, CA used software to work out when the International space Station would fly past Mars, and captured this amazing image on Monday, September 21, 2020. He recorded a video through his camera affixed to a tracking telescope. NASA APOD for Sept 23, 2020. Artificial satellites are visible because they are…
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