Weather permitting, the International Space Station will be making a few nicely visible evening passes across Santa Barbara’s skies this week. Its orbit may change, and I’ve only listed the best evening events. To get the latest and most complete predictions, visit Heavens Above.
On Sunday, September 7, the ISS will pop up in the SW at 9:04 PM PDT, rising from the head of Scorpius into Ophiuchus to vanish in our shadow two minutes later.
Monday’s pass will be the best of this short series, rising at 8:16 PM in the SSW, moving from Scorpius, between Sagittarius and Scutum, then Aquarius and Capricornus, past Enif, the nose of Pegasus, and vanishing at 8:21 PM in the ENE by Alpheratz, the head of Andromeda.
On Tuesday, it will start in Virgo in the WNW at 9:04 PM, go by bright orange Arcturus, along the handle of the Big Dipper, and end below Polaris in the N at 9:07 PM.
Wednesday’s pass will be bright, rising at 8:15 PM in the WSW in Libra, and cruising through the ice cream cone of Boötes to the bowl of the Little Dipper, then below Polaris into Perseus in the NE, where it will set at 8:22 PM.
The last appearance of the station will be on Friday, starting at 8:15 PM in the W, passing low from Virgo to Coma Berenices and Canes Venatici, then diagonally across the bowl of the Big Dipper, and ending at 8:20 PM in the NNE in Perseus.
Hasta nebula,
Chuck
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