Category: Satellite Passes

Science Outreach Specialists

Greater Toronto Area Space Station Flyovers for the week of March 28th, 2021

As shown above, on Thursday, April 1, 2021 from 8:54 to 8:59 pm EDT, the International Space Station will fly over the GTA in a very bright pass, rising from the northwestern horizon, flying past the bowl of the Big Dipper, and then disappearing into Earth’s shadow over the east-southeastern horizon. Artificial satellites are visible…
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Greater Toronto Area Space Station Flyovers for the week of March 21st, 2021

As shown above, on Monday, March 22, 2021 from 8:43 to 8:49 pm EDT, the International Space Station will fly over the GTA in a bright pass, rising from the western horizon, flying through the “W” of Cassiopeia, and then disappearing into Earth’s shadow over the northeastern horizon. Artificial satellites are visible because they are…
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Greater Toronto Area Space Station Flyovers for the week of March 14th, 2021

As shown above, on Saturday, March 20 from 8:39 to 8:44 pm EDT, the International Space Station will fly high overhead of the GTA in an extremely bright pass, rising from the west-southwestern horizon, flying closely past Mars and then through the bowl of the Big Dipper, and then disappearing into Earth’s shadow over the…
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Greater Toronto Area Space Station Flyovers for the week of March 7th, 2021

As shown above, on Monday, March 8 from 5:58 to 6:05 am EST, the International Space Station will fly high overhead of the GTA in an extremely bright pass, exiting Earth’s shadow above the west-northwestern horizon, flying past the tip of the Big Dipper’s handle, and then setting below the southeastern horizon near Saturn. Artificial…
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Greater Toronto Area Space Station Flyovers for the week of February 28th, 2021

As shown above, on Saturday, March 6 from 5:57 to 6:03 am EST, the International Space Station will fly overhead of the GTA in a very bright pass, exiting Earth’s shadow above the northwestern horizon, flying past Polaris, and then setting below the eastern horizon near Jupiter and Mercury. Artificial satellites are visible because they…
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Greater Toronto Area Space Station Flyovers for the week of February 21st, 2021

As shown above, on Monday, February 22 from 5:45 to 5:50 am EST, the International Space Station will fly high overhead of the GTA in an extremely bright pass, exiting Earth’s shadow above the southwestern horizon, flying past the bright stars Spica and then Vega, and then setting below the east-northeastern horizon. Artificial satellites are…
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Greater Toronto Area Space Station Flyovers for the week of February 14th, 2021

As shown above, on Sunday, February 21 from 6:30 to 6:37 pm EST, the International Space Station will fly high overhead of the GTA in an extremely bright pass, exiting Earth’s shadow low over the west-southwestern horizon, flying past bright Arcturus, and then setting below the east-northeast horizon. Artificial satellites are visible because they are…
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Greater Toronto Area Space Station Flyovers for the week of January 31st, 2021

As shown above, on Thursday, February 4 from 6:22 to 6:28 pm EST, the International Space Station will fly overhead of the GTA in an extremely bright pass, rising from the west-northwestern horizon, flying along the Winter Milky Way and closely past Betelgeuse in the Winter Hexagon, and then disappearing into Earth’s shadow low in…
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Greater Toronto Area Space Station Flyovers for the week of January 24th, 2021

As shown above, on Monday, January 25 from 6:10 to 6:16 pm EST, the International Space Station will fly overhead of the GTA in a bright pass, rising from the western horizon, flying through the Big and Little Dippers, and then entering Earth’s shadow low in the northeastern sky. Artificial satellites are visible because they…
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Greater Toronto Area Space Station Flyovers for the week of January 17th, 2021

The ISS transit on Thursday night, January 21 will pass across the moon’s disk for 0.6 seconds at 6:08:39.8 pm EST – for observers across Port Perry, northern Toronto / southern Richmond Hill, Brampton, and Cambridge! Find details at https://transit-finder.com/ Artificial satellites are visible because they are high enough to be bathed in sunlight while…
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