Watching the Space Station

Hi,

Carl had occasionally read about how the International Space Station was visible in the early morning or evening sky. This happens when it is dark on the earth's surface but the very large space station is still in sunlight about 240 miles up in orbit. 

With the help of the web site "Heavens Above", Carl found the time and direction of the next bright pass. Sure enough, at 7:43 PM last night, the bright sight of the space station arced across the evening sky, racing past the background stars. Really neat.

If anyone is interested in watching the International Space Station or any of several other large satellites, check out www.heavens-above.com. You can enter your observing location and display a table of times and directions for the passes in the next few days. If you want to pick a bright pass, remember that the magnitude scale is reversed; negative numbers are the brightest

Enjoy,

Love
Sandy & Carl