Tag: stargazing

Greater Toronto Area Space Station Flyovers for the week of August 28th, 2022

As shown above, on Monday, August 29, 2022 from 4:55 to 4:58 am EDT, the International Space Station will be visible flying over the GTA in an extremely bright pass, exiting Earth’s shadow halfway up the west-northwestern sky near the bright star Deneb, and then setting below the northeastern horizon. (courtesy: Heavens-above.com) Artificial satellites are…
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Greater Toronto Area Space Station Flyovers for the week of August 21st, 2022

As shown above, on Friday, August 26, 2022 from 5:41 to 5:46 am EDT, the International Space Station will be visible flying high over the GTA in an extremely bright pass, exiting Earth’s shadow low over the west-southwestern horizon, and then flying past the W of Cassiopeia before setting below the northeastern horizon near Venus.…
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Greater Toronto Area Space Station Flyovers for the week of July 31st, 2022

As shown above, on Sunday, July 31, 2022 from 9:55 to 10:00 pm EDT, the International Space Station will be visible flying over the GTA in a bright pass, rising from the west-northwestern horizon, and then flying below the bright star Arcturus and above reddish Antares before finally disappearing into Earth’s shadow low in the…
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Greater Toronto Area Space Station Flyovers for the week of July 24th, 2022

As shown above, on Friday, July 29, 2022 from 9:55 to 10:00 pm EDT, the International Space Station will be visible flying high overhead of the GTA in an extremely bright pass, rising from the west-northwestern horizon, and then flying past the Big Dipper’s handle before finally disappearing into Earth’s shadow low in the southeastern…
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Greater Toronto Area Space Station Flyovers for the week of July 17th, 2022

As shown above, on Sunday, July 17, 2022 from 9:55 to 10:01 pm EDT, the International Space Station will be visible flying over the GTA in a bright pass, rising from the western horizon near Spica, then flying past Polaris before finally setting in the northeast. (courtesy: Heavens-above.com) Artificial satellites are visible because they are…
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Greater Toronto Area Space Station Flyovers for the week of July 10th, 2022

As shown above, on Monday, July 11, 2022 from 11:31 to 11:37 pm EDT, the International Space Station will be visible flying high overhead of the GTA in an extremely bright pass, rising from the west-southwestern horizon near Spica, then flying past Arcturus and above the three bright stars of the Summer Triangle before finally…
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Greater Toronto Area Space Station Flyovers for the week of July 3rd, 2022

As shown above, on Monday, July 4, 2022 from 2:47 to 2:50 am EDT, the International Space Station will be visible flying over the GTA in a bright pass, exiting Earth’s shadow nearly overhead in the northwestern sky, then flying through the stars of Cassiopeia and finally setting in the northeastern sky. (courtesy: Heavens-above.com) Artificial…
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Greater Toronto Area Space Station Flyovers for the week of June 26th, 2022

As shown above, on Thursday, June 30, 2022 from 4:20 to 4:25 am EDT, the International Space Station will be visible flying high overhead of the GTA in an extremely bright pass, exiting Earth’s shadow low in the west-southwestern sky, then flying close past the bright star Vega, and then setting in the northeastern sky…
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Greater Toronto Area Space Station Flyovers for the week of May 29th, 2022

As shown above, on Sunday, May 29, 2022 from 10:01 to 10:06 pm EDT, the International Space Station will be visible flying high over the GTA in an extremely bright pass, rising from the west-northwestern horizon, flying in front of the bright star Arcturus for some observers, and then disappearing into Earth’s shadow low in the southeastern…
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Greater Toronto Area Space Station Flyovers for the week of May 22nd, 2022

As shown above, on Thursday, May 26, 2022 from 10:49 to 10:53 pm EDT, the International Space Station will be visible flying high over the GTA in an extremely bright pass, rising from the northwestern horizon, flying between the Big and Little Dippers overhead, and then disappearing into Earth’s shadow while in the eastern sky near Hercules. (courtesy:…
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