Greater Toronto Area ISS Passes for the week of November 17th, 2019
On Friday, November 22 from 6:39 to 6:41 pm EST, the International Space Station will fly over the GTA in a very bright pass, rising from the southwestern horizon, passing close to Saturn, end then disappearing into Earth’s shadow over the southern horizon.
The ISS (International Space Station) is visible gliding silently over the GTA this week. The best passes at (mostly) convenient times are listed below. (Note: The more negative the Mag. number, the brighter. The larger the Alt. number, the higher up it is!) Some passes are high and bright! (These data are adapted from www.Heavens-above.com. If you enter your location in their website, you will get a list of them for your location.) All the times are in Eastern Time.
| Date | Start & End Times (EST) | Direction of Travel | Max Alt. | Mag. |
| Wed, 20-Nov | 6:39:28 pm to 6:40:49 pm | moves S to S | 18° | -1.7 |
| Thu, 21-Nov | 5:52:08 pm to 5:54:42 pm | moves SSE to ESE | 14° | -1.7 |
| Thu, 21-Nov | 7:26:53 pm to 7:27:38 pm | moves WSW to WSW | 16° | -0.8 |
| Fri, 22-Nov | 6:38:31 pm to 6:41:25 pm | moves SW to S | 54° | -3.4 !! |
| Sat, 23-Nov | 5:50:22 pm to 5:55:07 pm | moves SSW to E | 35° | -2.9 !! |
| Sat, 23-Nov | 7:26:58 pm to 7:28:02 pm | moves W to W | 18° | -0.9 |
| Sun, 24-Nov | 6:38:18 pm to 6:41:39 pm | moves WSW to NNW | 57° | -3.4 !! |
There are no Iridium Flares predicted for the GTA this week.
Keep looking up, and enjoy the sky when you do. I love questions and requests – so, send me some!