ISS Pass Overs (today's pass, 5:20 AM from the Northwest)

[rodsky]

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To those who are interested (and if the sky is clear in your area), the ISS (International Space Station) will pass over the Philippines in a few hours (5:20 AM).

Look to the NORTH WEST starting at around 5:18 AM and wait for a very bright fast moving (BUT SILENT!) light crossing the sky headed to the southeast. If you see it, you're looking at an object orbiting the earth from 400 kilometers up, moving at more than 26,000 kilometers per hour, and there are actually six people aboard that fast moving light! Three more people will join them by the end of the month, making 9 crew of the ISS.

To assist you in tracking the position, refer to this site:

LIVE REAL TIME SATELLITE AND SPACE SHUTTLE TRACKING AND PREDICTIONS

-RODION

[rodsky]

Saw it about 40 minutes ago. I hope whoever read this and waited to see it also saw it. Sorry no photos--I forgot to recharge my batteries after my lunar eclipse photo session, and when I turned it on to take a long exposure shot of the ISS....LOW BATT But there's another opportunity later at 6:34 PM, ISS moves from West to North, low angle in the sky, just around 30 degrees max, but if the sky is clear, could be worth watching out for if you missed it yesterday and this morning.

-RODION