As shown above, on Friday, November 6 from 6:14 to 6:20 am EST, the International Space Station will fly high overhead of the GTA in an extremely bright pass, exiting Earth’s shadow low in the west-northwestern sky, flying past bright Venus, and then setting below the east-southeastern horizon. Artificial satellites are visible because they are…
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As shown above, on Monday, October 26 from 6:19 to 6:23 am EDT, the International Space Station will fly high overhead of the GTA in an extremely bright pass, exiting Earth’s shadow in the west-southwestern sky near the bright star Aldebaran in Taurus, flying past Capella and through the Big Dipper, and then setting below…
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As shown above, during its very bright morning pass on Friday, October 23 from 7:03 to 7:08 am EDT, the International Space Station will fly upwards through the Orion Nebula at 7:05 am EDT. Exact times will vary by location. Artificial satellites are visible because they are high enough to be bathed in sunlight while…
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As shown above, on Monday, October 5 from 7:47 to 7:52 pm EDT, the International Space Station will fly high over the GTA in an extremely bright pass, rising from the west-northwestern horizon, flying close to the bright star Vega, and then disappearing into Earth’s shadow above the southeastern horizon. Artificial satellites are visible because they are…
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As shown above, on Friday, October 2 from 8:31 to 8:35 pm EDT, the International Space Station will fly over the GTA in an extremely bright pass, rising from the northwestern horizon and then disappearing into Earth’s shadow high in the east-northeastern sky. Artificial satellites are visible because they are high enough to be bathed in…
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As shown above, on Sunday, September 20 from 8:16 to 8:22 pm EDT, the International Space Station will fly high over the GTA in an extremely bright pass, rising from the west-northwestern horizon, and then passing Vega before disappearing into Earth’s shadow just above the northeastern horizon. Artificial satellites are visible because they are high enough to…
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As shown above, on Sunday, September 20 from 8:16 to 8:22 pm EDT, the International Space Station will fly high over the GTA in an extremely bright pass, rising from the west-northwestern horizon, and then passing Vega before disappearing into Earth’s shadow just above the northeastern horizon. Artificial satellites are visible because they are high…
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As shown above, on Wednesday, September 9 from 5:47 to 5:54 am EDT, the International Space Station will fly high over the GTA in an extremely bright pass, exiting Earth’s shadow just above the northwestern horizon, and then skimming past Venus before setting below the east-southeastern horizon. Artificial satellites are visible because they are high…
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As shown above, on Sunday, August 30 from 5:39 to 5:44 am EDT, the International Space Station will fly overhead of the GTA in a very bright pass, exiting Earth’s shadow over the western horizon, and then skimming the end of the Big Dipper’s bowl before setting below the northeastern horizon. Artificial satellites are visible…
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As shown above, on Sunday, August 2 from 9:25 to 9:31 pm EDT, the International Space Station will fly over of the GTA in a very bright pass, rising over the west-northwestern horizon, passing very close to the bright star Arcturus, and then disappearing into the Earth’s shadow over the southeastern horizon, very close to…
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