Thursday, November 17, 2011 6:12 a.m. (EST)
Thursday morning just before dawn will be the next opportunity to see the International Space Station (ISS) fly over the New York metro area. The ISS will rise in the southwest and travel in front of the moon and directly overhead before setting in the northeast. Look for a large, slow moving dot of light. It will appear as a large, bright star but with a steady motion across the sky. This pass will last about six minutes because it will be so high in the sky. The unfortunate thing is the weather forecast right now. It may not have cleared enough to see the ISS.
| Satellite Name (Peak Magnitude) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pass | Time | El | Az | Range | |
Sunset: | 4:36:36 PM | ||||
Midnight: | 12:00:00 AM | ||||
ISS (-3.0) | |||||
| Start: | 6:12:14 AM | 10° | 230°(SW) | 856 mi | |
| Peak: | 6:15:18 AM | 81° | 146°(SE) | 236 mi | |
| End: | 6:18:22 AM | 10° | 56°(NE) | 852 mi | |
Sunrise: | 6:44:51 AM | ||||
Pass predictions by GoSatWatch
www.gosoftworks.com
1 comment:
Unfortunately, the cloud cover did not clear this morning, so we were unable to see the ISS. I'll keep an eye out for the next good opportunity.
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