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See below the table for an explanation of everything that is being displayed

Upcoming passes of the

Date Brightness Start Highest point End Closest Pass type
[Mag] Time Az. Time Alt. Time Az.
Aug 26 --- 11:01:06 PM SSE 11:03:29 PM 11:05:52 PM E 2149 km night (shadow)
Aug 27 --- 12:33:55 AM SW 12:39:19 AM 49° 12:44:44 AM NE 528 km night (shadow)
Aug 27 --- 02:11:07 AM W 02:16:03 AM 16° 02:21:00 AM NNE 1145 km night (shadow)
Aug 27 1.0 03:50:27 AM NW 03:53:48 AM 03:57:09 AM NNE 1933 km night visible
Aug 27 0.4 05:28:51 AM NNW 05:32:05 AM 05:35:18 AM NE 1967 km night visible
Aug 27 --- 07:05:04 AM NNW 07:09:54 AM 14° 07:14:43 AM E 1233 km daylight
Aug 27 --- 08:41:16 AM NW 08:46:43 AM 62° 08:52:09 AM SE 454 km daylight
Aug 27 --- 10:19:35 AM W 10:22:36 AM 10:25:37 AM SSW 1997 km daylight
Aug 27 --- 11:43:04 PM SSW 11:48:12 PM 23° 11:53:19 PM ENE 916 km night (shadow)
Aug 28 --- 01:19:23 AM WSW 01:24:38 AM 26° 01:29:54 AM NE 822 km night (shadow)
Aug 28 2.4 02:58:18 AM WNW 03:02:06 AM 03:05:55 AM NNE 1776 km night visible
Aug 28 0.6 04:37:22 AM NNW 04:40:19 AM 04:43:17 AM NE 2041 km night visible
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The table above shows details of the upcoming passes of the International Space Station. They happen so often because the ISS is travelling at over 17000mph. This means it orbits the earth every 90 minutes or so. The ISS can be visible in your sky if it passes by close to sunset or sunrise. If it's going to be visible look for the pass type of "visible". Not all passes are as good as others. If you want to see the space station you will need to find a visible pass where the ISS is predicted to be very bright. Look at the Brightness column- you want the lowest number displayed there. A good number would be -3 or lower. That would mean the ISS is as bright or brighter than the planet Venus in the sky (which is often the brightest thing in the night time sky other than the full moon).

Alt = how high up in the sky.
Az = the compass direction to look.
Highest shows the time when the ISS will be highest in the sky - which usually corresponds to when the ISS is closest to you.

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