As shown above, on Sunday, February 21 from 6:30 to 6:37 pm EST, the International Space Station will fly high overhead of the GTA in an extremely bright pass, exiting Earth’s shadow low over the west-southwestern horizon, flying past bright Arcturus, and then setting below the east-northeast horizon. Artificial satellites are visible because they are…
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As shown above, on Monday, January 25 from 6:10 to 6:16 pm EST, the International Space Station will fly overhead of the GTA in a bright pass, rising from the western horizon, flying through the Big and Little Dippers, and then entering Earth’s shadow low in the northeastern sky. Artificial satellites are visible because they…
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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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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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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 Monday, March 23 from 8:13 to 8:19 pm EDT, the International Space Station will fly high over of the GTA in a very bright pass, rising over the west-southwestern horizon, flying past Venus, and then disappearing into Earth’s shadow just above the northeastern horizon. Artificial satellites are visible because they are high enough to…
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On Friday, March 20 from 8:57 to 9:02 pm EDT, the International Space Station will fly high overhead of the GTA in an extremely bright pass, rising from the west-southwestern horizon, flying past Orion, Taurus, and Gemini, and then disappearing into Earth’s shadow in the Big Dipper, just over the northeastern horizon. Artificial satellites are…
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This composite photograph of the international space station was taken through a 10 inch reflector telescope by James Boone from Tampa, Florida on April 27, 2014. It takes a steady hand and some practice, but you can see a magnified view of the ISS through your own backyard telescope. Artificial satellites are visible because they…
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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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