Tag: stargazing

Greater Toronto Area Space Station Flyovers for the week of June 11th, 2023

As shown above, on Sunday, June 18, 2023 from 10:21 to 10:26 pm EDT, the Chinese Tiangong Space Station will be visible flying over the GTA in a bright pass, rising over the west-southwestern horizon, and then flying past the bright star Spica before entering Earth’s shadow above the eastern horizon near the bright star…
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Greater Toronto Area Space Station Flyovers for the week of May 28th, 2023

As shown above, on Tuesday, May 30, 2023 from 9:24 to 9:30 pm EDT, the International Space Station will be visible flying high over the GTA in an extremely bright pass, rising over the west-northwestern horizon, flying past Venus and Mars and then the moon before entering Earth’s shadow just above the southeastern horizon. (courtesy:…
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Greater Toronto Area Space Station Flyovers for the week of May 21st, 2023

As shown above, on Saturday, May 27, 2023 from 10:13 to 10:18 pm EDT, the International Space Station will be visible flying high overhead of the GTA in an extremely bright pass, rising over the west-northwestern horizon, flying past Mars and Venus and then the very bright star Arcturus before entering Earth’s shadow low in…
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Greater Toronto Area Space Station Flyovers for the week of May 14th, 2023

As shown above, on Tuesday, May 16, 2023 from 9:24 to 9:31 pm EDT, the International Space Station will be visible flying high over the GTA in a very bright pass, rising over the west-southwestern horizon, closely pass near Mars and Venus and then the very bright star Vega before setting in the northeast. (courtesy:…
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Greater Toronto Area Space Station Flyovers for the week of May 7th, 2023

As shown above, on Saturday, May 13, 2023 from 10:14 to 10:20 pm EDT, the International Space Station will be visible flying high overhead of the GTA in an extremely bright pass, rising over the west-southwestern horizon, and then flying closely past the bright stars Regulus, Alkaid, and Vega before setting in the east-northeast. (courtesy:…
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Greater Toronto Area Space Station Flyovers for the week of April 30th, 2023

As shown above, on Sunday morning, May 7, 2023 from 5:26 to 5:32 am EDT, the International Space Station will be visible flying over the GTA in a very bright pass, rising over the northwestern horizon, and then flying through the Big Dipper and Cassiopeia before setting in the east. (courtesy: Heavens-above.com) Artificial satellites are…
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Greater Toronto Area Space Station Flyovers for the week of April 23rd, 2023

As shown above, on Tuesday morning, April 25, 2023 from 5:31 to 5:37 am EDT, the International Space Station will be visible flying high overhead of the GTA in an extremely bright pass, exiting Earth’s shadow above the southwestern horizon, and then flying past the bright stars Vega and Deneb before setting in the east-northeast.…
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Greater Toronto Area Space Station Flyovers for the week of April 2nd, 2023

As shown above, on Sunday, April 2, 2023 from 8:47 to 8:52 pm EDT, the International Space Station will be visible flying over the GTA in a very bright pass, rising from the west-northwestern horizon, and then flying closely past Venus, Orion’s Belt, and the bright star Sirius before entering Earth’s shadow low in the…
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Greater Toronto Area Space Station Flyovers for the week of March 26th, 2023

As shown above, on Friday, March 31, 2023 from 8:46 to 8:51 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 closely past the bright star Capella and then the moon before entering Earth’s shadow in…
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Greater Toronto Area Space Station Flyovers for the week of March 19th, 2023

As shown above, on Sunday, March 19, 2023 from 8:39 to 8:44 pm EDT, the International Space Station will be visible flying over the GTA in a very bright pass, rising from the west-southwestern horizon, and then flying closely past Venus and then between the two dippers before entering Earth’s shadow low in the northeastern…
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