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 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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As shown above, on Thursday, July 30 from 10:10 to 10:15 pm EDT, the International Space Station will fly high overhead of the GTA in an extremely bright pass, rising over the west-northwestern horizon, and then passing very close to the bright star Vega in the Summer Triangle before disappearing into the Earth’s shadow over…
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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 Thursday, July 16 from 10:02 to 10:09 pm EDT, the International Space Station will fly high overhead of the GTA in an extremely bright pass, rising over the southwestern horizon, passing very close to the bright star Vega, and then disappearing below the east-northeastern horizon. Artificial satellites are visible because they…
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This image by Dylan O’Donnell of Australia shows the ISS zipping across the face of the full moon on June 30, 2105. Such passes last for only about 1/3 of a second. This image has been enhanced to show the moon’s colours better. NASA APOD for July 31, 2015 Artificial satellites are visible because they…
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On Wednesday, July 1 from 4:20 to 4:26 am EDT, the International Space Station will fly high overhead of the GTA in an extremely bright pass,exiting Earth’s shadow over the southwestern horizon near Jupiter and Saturn, and setting at the east-northeastern horizon, near Venus. Artificial satellites are visible because they are high enough to be…
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ISS by Thomas Klemmer, taken in 2016 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…
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On Monday, June 1 from 9:50 to 9:55 pm EDT, the International Space Station will fly high over the GTA in an extremely bright pass, rising over the west-northwestern horizon near Mercury, and then disappearing into the Earth’s shadow over the southeastern horizon near Antares. Artificial satellites are visible because they are high enough to…
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