See the ISS

The ISS is now the brightest star in the sky. There are three good ways to find it:-

See where it is right now

Continuously updated telemetry from NASA

Predict when to look up from your own home

Click this Academy button and then follow these instructions.

• Register (no cost)
• Enter your location
• Under satellites Choose "10 day predictions for ISS"
• Fill in the fields Username, Password, Password Confirmation, Full Name, Email, Forgotten Password Question, Forgotten Password Answer.
• When you look at the table of sighting opportunities notice that "mag" means brightness, the lower the number the brighter it will be. Minus numbers are very bright.
• "Starts" means the first direction it can be seen
• "Max Altitude" means the highest point it can be seen in the sky.
• "Ends" means the last direction it can be seen. (It may seem to disappear as it passes into Earth's shadow).
• "Alt" means how high in the sky. Any number above about 70 will appear to be nearly overhead.
• "Az." is the direction to look. N = North. S=South, W = West, E = East.

See NASA's list of major world cities and when the ISS will fly overhead

Click this Academy button and then follow these instructions.

• Choose a city and click on it.
• "Duration" means the length of time it can be seen for.
• "Max Elev" means the highest point it can be seen in the sky.
• "Approach" means the first direction it can be seen
• "Departure" means the last direction it can be seen. (It may seem to disappear as it passes into Earth's shadow).
• N = North. S=South, W = West, E = East.

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