Category: Satellite Passes

Science Outreach Specialists

Greater Toronto Area Space Station Flyovers for the week of May 1st, 2022

As shown above, on Sunday, May 8, 2022 from 10:17 pm to 10:20 pm EDT, the Chinese Tianhe Space Station will be visible flying over the GTA, rising from the eastern horizon near the very bright star Procyon, flying past the moon, and then entering Earth’s shadow in the southeastern sky near Arcturus. Artificial satellites are…
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Greater Toronto Area Space Station Flyovers for the week of April 24th, 2022

As shown above, on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 from 5:11 am to 5:16 am EDT, the International Space Station will fly high overhead of the GTA in an extremely bright pass, exiting Earth’s shadow just above the southwestern horizon, and then flying past the bright stars Vega and Deneb before setting at the east-northeastern horizon.…
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Greater Toronto Area Space Station Flyovers for the week of April 3rd, 2022

As shown above, on Monday, April 4, 2022 from 8:29 pm to 8:35 pm EDT, the International Space Station will fly over the GTA in a bright pass, rising from the west-northwestern horizon, and then flying through Orion’s Belt before disappearing into Earth’s shadow just above the south-southeastern horizon. Artificial satellites are visible because they…
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Greater Toronto Area Space Station Flyovers for the week of March 27th, 2022

As shown above, on Saturday, April 2, 2022 from 8:29 pm to 8:35 pm EDT, the International Space Station will fly high overhead of the GTA in an extremely bright pass, rising from the west-northwestern horizon, and then flying past the bright stars Mirfak, Capella, and Regulus before disappearing into Earth’s shadow just above the…
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Greater Toronto Area Space Station Flyovers for the week of March 20th, 2022

As shown above, on Monday, March 21, 2022 from 8:23 pm to 8:29 pm EDT, the International Space Station will fly over of the GTA in a very bright pass, rising from the west-southwestern horizon, and then flying closely past Polaris before disappearing into Earth’s shadow just above the northeastern horizon. Artificial satellites are visible…
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Greater Toronto Area Space Station Flyovers for the week of March 6th, 2022

As shown above, on Monday, March 7, 2022 from 5:46 am to 5:52 am EST, the International Space Station will fly high overhead of the GTA in an extremely bright pass, exiting Earth’s shadow above the northwestern horizon, and then flying through the Big Dipper and the Summer Triangle before setting below the east-southeastern horizon…
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Greater Toronto Area Space Station Flyovers for the week of February 27th, 2022

As shown above, on Saturday, March 5, 2022 from 5:46 am to 5:52 am EST, the International Space Station will fly over the GTA in a bright pass, exiting Earth’s shadow above the northwestern horizon, and then flying past Polaris before setting below the eastern horizon. Artificial satellites are visible because they are high enough…
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Greater Toronto Area Space Station Flyovers for the week of February 20th, 2022

According to www.transit-finder.com, Monday morning’s ISS pass will transit the moon for 1.34 seconds, visible to observers within a strip that starts west of Hwy 6, continues across southern Milton, Mississauga, northern Toronto, and ends south of Lindsey. Artificial satellites are visible because they are high enough to be bathed in sunlight while the sun…
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Greater Toronto Area Space Station Flyovers for the week of February 13th, 2022

As shown above, on Sunday, February 20, 2022 from 6:28 am to 6:34 am EST, the International Space Station will fly high overhead of the GTA in an extremely bright pass, exiting Earth’s shadow above the west-southwestern horizon, and then flying past the bright stars Arcturus and Deneb before setting below the east-northeastern horizon. Artificial…
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Greater Toronto Area Space Station Flyovers for the week of January 30th, 2022

As shown above, on Thursday, February 3, 2022 from 6:31 pm to 6:37 pm EST, the International Space Station will fly overhead of the GTA in an extremely bright pass, rising from the west-northwestern horizon, and then flying past Aldebaran, Orion’s Belt, and the very bright star Sirius before disappearing into Earth’s shadow above the…
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