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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.
Sep 22 0.0 08:45:05 PM NW 08:50:08 PM 18° 08:55:08 PM E 1079 km night visible
Sep 22 --- 10:21:23 PM NW 10:26:46 PM 41° 10:32:06 PM SSE 596 km night (shadow)
Sep 23 --- 12:00:52 AM WSW 12:02:29 AM 12:04:06 AM SW 2260 km night (shadow)
Sep 23 --- 01:22:24 PM SSW 01:27:46 PM 33° 01:33:07 PM NE 717 km daylight
Sep 23 --- 02:59:07 PM WSW 03:04:18 PM 21° 03:09:30 PM NE 984 km daylight
Sep 23 --- 04:38:13 PM WNW 04:41:52 PM 04:45:32 PM NNE 1862 km daylight
Sep 23 --- 06:16:58 PM NNW 06:20:06 PM 06:23:13 PM NE 2015 km daylight
Sep 23 -1.2 07:53:22 PM NNW 07:58:00 PM 11° 08:02:37 PM E 1385 km night visible
Sep 23 2.1 09:29:26 PM NW 09:34:57 PM 86° 09:40:23 PM SE 406 km night visible
Sep 23 --- 11:07:05 PM W 11:10:54 PM 11:14:42 PM S 1722 km night (shadow)
Sep 24 --- 12:31:07 PM S 12:36:01 PM 16° 12:40:56 PM ENE 1168 km daylight
Sep 24 --- 02:06:51 PM WSW 02:12:17 PM 37° 02:17:44 PM NE 653 km daylight
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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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