Two Chances to See the International Space Station
The ISS should be easy to see Tuesday & Wednesday Evening
Both Tuesday and Evening Wednesday bring good opportunities to see the International Space Station streak across the Central Texas sky.
What Will You See?
From Earth, the International Space Station will look like bright, fast moving, dot in the sky. The International Space Station (ISS) is visible because it reflects sunlight. The ISS is only visible at dusk and dawn because the Sun is still illuminating it from orbit, even though it is dark on the ground.
The ISS orbits the Earth at 17,500 mph, so the bright dot that you see will be moving very quickly. The ISS orbits the earth every 90 minutes!
Tuesday Night
Tuesday evening the International Space Station will become visible on the West-Northwestern horizon at 8:43 PM. it will remain in the southwestern sky, reaching a peak height of 42°. For reference, 90° is directly overhead. Due to the ISS moving over Texas later in the evening, it is only visible for 3 minutes.
Wednesday Night
Wednesday brings the best opportunity to view the ISS, with it moving directly over Central Texas. The ISS will first become visible on the NW horizon at 7:55pm.
The ISS will be directly overhead (90°) at 7:58pm. The ISS will be visible for 6 minutes as it works from Northwest to Southeast across the sky.
How will the weather be?
Very good viewing conditions are expect both Tuesday and Wednesday evening. A few stray clouds may be in the sky Tuesday evening, but we should see skies clearing out most of the afternoon. For Wednesday we are expecting crystal clear skies while the ISS moves over Central Texas.
Interested in Learning More
Click HERE to find out more information about the International Space Station from NASA
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