This image of the International Space Station was imaged by Thomas Klemmer on March 18, 2016 through a telescope in his backyard. Artificial satellites are visible because they are high enough to be bathed in sunlight while the sun is below the horizon for earthbound observers. When the geometry is just right, brilliant beams of…
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On Wednesday, April 29 from 5:32 to 5:38 am EDT, the International Space Station will fly high over the GTA in an extremely bright pass, exiting Earth’s shadow over the west-southwestern horizon and then setting in the northeast after sliding closely past Cassiopeia. Artificial satellites are visible because they are high enough to be bathed…
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Bill Longo of Toronto captured this amazing series of images on August 15, 2014. The International Space Station climbs the sky at left, while a Perseid meteor briefly streaks across the sky at right. Artificial satellites are visible because they are high enough to be bathed in sunlight while the sun is below the horizon…
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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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This composite of many successive images by Kris Smith shows the International Space Station flying across the disk of the full moon.Photographing these transits require careful planning and split-second timing. Another one will occur for Toronto on Saturday evening, April 4, 2020. NASA APOD for Nov 14, 2016. Hello, April Stargazers! Here are your Astronomy…
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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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On Friday, March 20 from 8:57 to 9:02 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 past Orion, Taurus, and Gemini, and then disappearing into Earth’s shadow in the Big Dipper, just over the northeastern horizon. Artificial satellites are…
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This composite photograph of the international space station was taken through a 10 inch reflector telescope by James Boone from Tampa, Florida on April 27, 2014. It takes a steady hand and some practice, but you can see a magnified view of the ISS through your own backyard telescope. Artificial satellites are visible because they…
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On Tuesday, February 23 from 6:09 to 6:15 am EST, the International Space Station will fly over the GTA in a very bright pass, exiting Earth’s shadow over the west-southwestern horizon, crossing both the Big and Little Dippers, and then setting into the northeastern horizon. Artificial satellites are visible because they are high enough to…
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