Greater Toronto Area ISS Passes for the week of September 8th, 2019

(Above: On Friday, September 13 from 5:43 to 5:49 am EDT, the International Space Station will glide high over the GTA in a very bright pass, exiting Earth’s shadow over the west-northwestern horizon and then setting in the southeast.)

The ISS (International Space Station) is visible silently gliding 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! (Data adapted from www.Heavens-above.com. If you enter your location in their website, you will get a list of passes for your location.) All the times are in Eastern Time.

Date Start & End Times (EDT) Direction of Travel Max Alt. Mag.

Mon, 9-Sep 4:10:32 am to 4:12:24 am moves NNE to NE 19° -1.2
Mon, 9-Sep 5:44:11 am to 5:50:13 am moves NW to E 30° -2.0
Tue, 10-Sep 4:56:43 am to 5:01:06 am moves NNW to ENE 25° -1.7
Wed, 11-Sep 4:10:07 am to 4:11:58 am moves NNE to ENE 20° -1.1
Wed, 11-Sep 5:43:12 am to 5:49:48 am moves NW to ESE 54° -3.1 !!
Thu, 12-Sep 4:56:33 am to 5:00:46 am moves NNW to E 38° -2.4
Fri, 13-Sep 4:10:15 am to 4:11:38 am moves ENE to E 19° -1.0
Fri, 13-Sep 5:43:11 am to 5:48:52 am moves WNW to SE 64° -3.8 !!
Sat, 14-Sep 4:57:06 am to 5:00:06 am moves E to ESE 67° -3.5 !!
Sun, 15-Sep 5:44:13 am to 5:47:12 am moves SW to SSE 25° -2.6

There are no visible 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!