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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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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As shown above, on Monday, December 7 from 5:45 to 5:52 pm EST, the International Space Station will fly directly overhead of the GTA in an extremely bright pass, rising from the west-northwestern horizon, flying closely past Mars, and then entering Earth’s shadow just above the east-southeastern horizon. Artificial satellites are visible because they are…
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As shown above, on Saturday, December 5 from 5:44 to 5:49 pm EST, the International Space Station will fly overhead of the GTA in a very bright pass, rising from the northwestern horizon, flying past Polaris, and then entering Earth’s shadow high in the eastern sky near Aldebaran. Artificial satellites are visible because they are…
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As shown above, on Monday, November 23 from 5:32 to 5:38 pm EST, the International Space Station will fly overhead of the GTA in an extremely bright pass, rising from the southwestern horizon, flying past the bright star Altair, and then entering Earth’s shadow high in the east-northeastern sky. Artificial satellites are visible because they…
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As shown above, on Sunday, November 22 from 6:19 to 6:23 pm EST, the International Space Station will fly overhead of the GTA in an extremely bright pass, rising from the west-southwestern horizon, flying past the bright star Deneb and through Cassiopeia, and then entering Earth’s shadow high in the northeastern sky. Artificial satellites are…
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As shown above, on Monday, November 9 from 5:30 to 5:33 am EST, the International Space Station will fly overhead of the GTA in an extremely bright pass, exiting Earth’s shadow high in the west-southwestern sky above Orion, flying past the bright star Procyon, and then setting below the southeastern horizon. Artificial satellites are visible…
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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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