International Space Station
I wonder, from time to time, when I would be able to see the International Space Station. On clear nights, I gaze the sky, looking and wondering when I would be able to see it. Today, I visited the International Space Station website, and found this link to a java applet where you can put in your zip code and find out when and where in the sky the ISS can be seen. The next time for me will be:
| Local Time | Azimuth | Elevation | Range | Solar alt | Solar Sep | SRSS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dow/mm/dd/hh:mm:ss | Deg E of N | Deg | Miles | Deg | Deg | Deg | Wed-May-31@04:49:09 Wed-May-31@04:49:29 Wed-May-31@04:49:49 Wed-May-31@04:50:09 Wed-May-31@04:50:29 Wed-May-31@04:50:49 Wed-May-31@04:51:09 Wed-May-31@04:51:29 Wed-May-31@04:51:49 |
172.7 166.9 160.2 152.6 144.3 135.5 126.7 118.2 110.4 |
010.9 012.5 013.9 015.1 016.0 016.3 016.2 015.5 014.4 |
00772 00722 00680 00648 00628 00620 00624 00641 00670 |
005.3 006.6 007.9 009.2 010.5 011.8 013.1 014.4 015.7 |
123.7 118.0 111.4 104.1 096.2 087.8 079.4 071.2 063.5 |
-007.8 -007.7 -007.7 -007.6 -007.6 -007.5 -007.5 -007.4 |
After that, all through the beginning of June, apparently, for minutes at a time, tracking quickly through the sky, varying from 10-25 degrees. On June 16th, it seems to be the earliest it will show up in the sky, at just before midnite, tracking from 12-46 degrees east of north, and from 37 degrees to 11 degrees in elevation. I have to set an alarm for that, so I remember to watch for it. Hopefully, it will be a clear sky that night.
