As shown above, on Saturday, March 6 from 5:57 to 6:03 am EST, the International Space Station will fly overhead of the GTA in a very bright pass, exiting Earth’s shadow above the northwestern horizon, flying past Polaris, and then setting below the eastern horizon near Jupiter and Mercury. Artificial satellites are visible because they…
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As shown above, on Monday, February 22 from 5:45 to 5:50 am EST, the International Space Station will fly high overhead of the GTA in an extremely bright pass, exiting Earth’s shadow above the southwestern horizon, flying past the bright stars Spica and then Vega, and then setting below the east-northeastern horizon. Artificial satellites are…
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As shown above, on Sunday, February 21 from 6:30 to 6:37 pm EST, the International Space Station will fly high overhead of the GTA in an extremely bright pass, exiting Earth’s shadow low over the west-southwestern horizon, flying past bright Arcturus, and then setting below the east-northeast horizon. Artificial satellites are visible because they are…
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As shown above, on Thursday, February 4 from 6:22 to 6:28 pm EST, the International Space Station will fly overhead of the GTA in an extremely bright pass, rising from the west-northwestern horizon, flying along the Winter Milky Way and closely past Betelgeuse in the Winter Hexagon, and then disappearing into Earth’s shadow low in…
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As shown above, on Monday, January 25 from 6:10 to 6:16 pm EST, the International Space Station will fly overhead of the GTA in a bright pass, rising from the western horizon, flying through the Big and Little Dippers, and then entering Earth’s shadow low in the northeastern sky. Artificial satellites are visible because they…
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A composite of several images of the ISS taken through a 10″ telescope by James Boone from Tampa, Florida on Apr 27, 2014 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…
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As shown above, on Monday, January 4 from 6:50 to 6:55 am EST, the International Space Station will fly overhead of the GTA in an extremely bright pass, exiting Earth’s shadow over the west-northwestern horizon, flying along the underside of the Big Dipper, and finally setting in the east-southeast. Artificial satellites are visible because they…
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As shown above, on Thursday, January 2 from 6:48 to 6:53 am EST, the International Space Station will fly over the GTA in a very bright pass, exiting Earth’s shadow over the northwestern horizon, flying close to Polaris and then the bright star Vega, and finally setting in the east. Artificial satellites are visible because…
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As shown above, on Wednesday, December 23 from 6:39 to 6:45 am EST, the International Space Station will fly high overhead of the GTA in an extremely bright pass, exiting Earth’s shadow over the west-southwestern horizon, flying through the Little Dipper and Polaris, and then setting in the northeast. Artificial satellites are visible because they…
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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 sunlight are reflected to Earth from flat, shiny surfaces on the spacecraft – which we see as a steady point of light…
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