It will also be moving considerably faster than a typical airplane (airplanes generally fly at about 600 miles (965 km) per hour the space station flies at 17,500 miles (28,000 km) per hour).Two NASA astronauts, a Japanese space veteran and a Russian cosmonaut bid their seven space station crewmates farewell and returned to Earth Saturday night, splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico near Tampa, Florida, after a fiery plunge back through the lower atmosphere. The space station looks like an airplane or a very bright star moving across the sky, except it doesn't have flashing lights or change direction.
The International Space Station is seen in this 30 second exposure as it flies over Elkton, VA early in the morning, Saturday, August 1, 2015. Spot The Station's sighting opportunities pages will give you a list of all possible space station sightings for your location. Spot The Station may not properly inform you of all visible space station passes in these locations. If you live north or south of 51.6 degrees, the ISS will never go directly over your head- this includes places like Alaska. This means that, as it orbits, the farthest north and south of the Equator it will ever go is 51.6 degrees latitude. Important: The International Space Station orbits with an inclination of 51.6 degrees. The letters represent compass directions - N is north, WNW is west by northwest, and so on.ĭisappears represents where in the night sky the International Space Station will leave your field of view. This value, like maximum height, also is measured in degrees from the horizon. If you hold your fist at arm's length and place your fist resting on the horizon, the top will be about 10 degrees.Īppears is the location in the sky where the station will be visible first. The horizon is at zero degrees, and directly overhead is ninety degrees. It represents the height of the space station from the horizon in the night sky. Max Height is measured in degrees (also known as elevation). Visible is the maximum time period the space station is visible before crossing back below the horizon. This is the optimum viewing period as the sun reflects off the space station and contrasts against the darker sky. All sightings will occur within a few hours before or after sunrise or sunset. Time is when the sighting opportunity will begin in your local time zone. What does all this sighting information mean? SpotTheStation! Time:
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