On Saturday, May 30 from 9:49 to 9:55 pm EDT, the International Space Station will fly high over the GTA in an extremely bright pass, rising over the northwestern horizon, passing through the Little Dipper’s bowl, and then disappearing into the Earth’s shadow over the east-southeastern horizon. Artificial satellites are visible because they are high…
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On Monday, May 18 from 9:40 to 9:46 pm EDT, the International Space Station will fly high over the GTA in an extremely bright pass, rising over the west-southwestern horizon, passing through the Big Dipper, and then setting in the east-northeast. Artificial satellites are visible because they are high enough to be bathed in sunlight…
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On Friday, May 15 from 10:26 to 10:33 pm EDT, the International Space Station will fly high over the GTA in an extremely bright pass, rising over the southwestern horizon, passing the bright stars Arcturus and Vega, and then setting in the east-northeast. Artificial satellites are visible because they are high enough to be bathed…
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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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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 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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On Sunday, February 23 from 6:07 to 6:13 am EST, the International Space Station will fly high overhead of the GTA in a very bright pass, exiting Earth’s shadow over the southwestern horizon, and then setting into the east-northeastern horizon. Artificial satellites are visible because they are high enough to be bathed in sunlight while…
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