As shown above, on Thursday, July 16 from 10:02 to 10:09 pm EDT, the International Space Station will fly high overhead of the GTA in an extremely bright pass, rising over the southwestern horizon, passing very close to the bright star Vega, and then disappearing below the east-northeastern horizon. Artificial satellites are visible because they…
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This image by Dylan O’Donnell of Australia shows the ISS zipping across the face of the full moon on June 30, 2105. Such passes last for only about 1/3 of a second. This image has been enhanced to show the moon’s colours better. NASA APOD for July 31, 2015 Artificial satellites are visible because they…
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On Wednesday, July 1 from 4:20 to 4:26 am EDT, the International Space Station will fly high overhead of the GTA in an extremely bright pass,exiting Earth’s shadow over the southwestern horizon near Jupiter and Saturn, and setting at the east-northeastern horizon, near Venus. Artificial satellites are visible because they are high enough to be…
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On Monday, June 1 from 9:50 to 9:55 pm EDT, the International Space Station will fly high over the GTA in an extremely bright pass, rising over the west-northwestern horizon near Mercury, and then disappearing into the Earth’s shadow over the southeastern horizon near Antares. Artificial satellites are visible because they are high enough to…
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On Saturday, May 30 from 9:49 to 9:55 pm EDT, the International Space Station will fly high over the GTA in an extremely bright pass, rising over the northwestern horizon, passing through the Little Dipper’s bowl, and then disappearing into the Earth’s shadow over the east-southeastern horizon. Artificial satellites are visible because they are high…
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On Monday, May 18 from 9:40 to 9:46 pm EDT, the International Space Station will fly high over the GTA in an extremely bright pass, rising over the west-southwestern horizon, passing through the Big Dipper, and then setting in the east-northeast. Artificial satellites are visible because they are high enough to be bathed in sunlight…
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On Friday, May 15 from 10:26 to 10:33 pm EDT, the International Space Station will fly high over the GTA in an extremely bright pass, rising over the southwestern horizon, passing the bright stars Arcturus and Vega, and then setting in the east-northeast. Artificial satellites are visible because they are high enough to be bathed…
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On Monday, April 6 from 8:31 to 8:36 pm EDT, the International Space Station will fly over the GTA in a bright pass, rising from the west-northwestern horizon, flying right below Orion’s belt, and then disappearing into Earth’s shadow just above the south-southeastern horizon. Artificial satellites are visible because they are high enough to be…
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When the ISS flies over Toronto on Saturday, April 4 from 8:27 to 8:33 pm EDT, it will pass directly across the disk of the moon, but only for those watching along a narrow path through Toronto, which is shown here. If you wish to observe this event, please respect social distancing and directives from…
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On Monday, March 23 from 8:13 to 8:19 pm EDT, the International Space Station will fly high over of the GTA in a very bright pass, rising over the west-southwestern horizon, flying past Venus, and then disappearing into Earth’s shadow just above the northeastern horizon. Artificial satellites are visible because they are high enough to…
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