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Saturday, May 11, 2019

 

some Early Evening Bright International Space Sation Passes 11-16 May 2019)

The ISS passes close to the bright star Canopus as seen from Sydney on the evening of Monday 13 May at 18:26 AEST. Simulated in Stellarium (the ISS will actually be a bright dot), click to embiggen.The ISS passes near the Southern Cross, as seen from Adelaide on the  evening of Saturday 11 May at 18:41 ACST. Simulated in Stellarium (the ISS will actually be a bright dot), click to embiggen.The ISS passes between the Pointers, as seen from Perth on the  evening of Saturday 11 May at 18:48 AWST. Simulated in Stellarium (the ISS will actually be a bright dot), the inset shows the binocular view of the close pass.click to embiggen.
All sky chart showing local times from Heavens Above for Monday 13 May for Sydney.All sky chart showing local  times from Heavens Above for Saturday 11 May for Adelaide.All sky chart showing local times from Heavens Above for Saturday 11 Mayh for Perth.

Over the next few days there are a series of very bright ISS passes in the early evening or twilight where the ISS passes close to Canopus, the Southern Cross  or the Pointers and some other iconic stars and constellations). The ones deep in twilight may be hard to find guide stars for but some of the passes are very bright and will be well worth watching for. There are a number of other relatively bright satellites about at this time which you amy see close to the ISS.

The following tables are from data provided from Heavens Above.

Passes from Adelaide (ACDST)

Date Brightness Start Highest point End Pass type
(mag) Time Alt. Az. Time Alt. Az. Time Alt. Az.
10 May-1.717:57:1710°S17:59:1514°SSE18:01:1210°ESEvisible
10 May-1.319:32:4910°SW19:34:0020°SW19:34:0020°SWvisible
11 May-3.718:41:5810°SW18:45:1755°SE18:45:5346°Evisible
12 May-2.817:51:1810°SSW17:54:1829°SE17:57:1710°Evisible
12 May-1.519:28:0410°WSW19:30:4622°NW19:30:5022°NWvisible
13 May-2.818:36:4510°WSW18:39:5946°NW18:43:1110°NNEvisible
14 May-3.817:45:4510°SW17:49:0781°SE17:52:2710°NEvisible
15 May-0.718:32:2110°W18:34:2816°NW18:36:3410°NNWvisible

Passes from Brisbane (AEST)
Date Brightness Start Highest point End Pass type
(mag) Time Alt. Az. Time Alt. Az. Time Alt. Az.
10 May-1.218:30:5910°S18:31:1411°S18:31:1411°Svisible
11 May-0.619:15:4210°SW19:15:5311°SW19:15:5311°SWvisible
12 May-3.518:24:5410°SSW18:28:0146°SE18:28:0146°SEvisible
13 May-2.517:34:2610°SSW17:37:1123°SE17:39:5310°Evisible
13 May-1.119:11:0610°WSW19:13:2320°WNW19:13:2320°WNWvisible
14 May-2.718:19:3710°SW18:22:5044°NW18:26:0010°NNEvisible
15 May-3.817:28:3710°SW17:31:5874°SE17:35:1610°NEvisible
16 May-0.518:15:3610°W18:17:1713°NW18:18:5810°NNWvisible


Passes from Darwin (ACST)
Date Brightness Start Highest point End Pass type
(mag) Time Alt. Az. Time Alt. Az. Time Alt. Az.
14 May-3.219:25:4710°SSW19:28:5134°SE19:29:2331°ESEvisible
15 May-1.020:11:5310°WSW20:14:1819°NW20:16:1512°NNWvisible
16 May-2.819:20:1510°SW19:23:2748°NW19:26:3810°NNEvisible
18 May-0.319:16:3310°W19:17:5512°WNW19:19:1910°NNWvisible


Passes from Hobart (AEST)

Date Brightness Start Highest point End Pass type
(mag) Time Alt. Az. Time Alt. Az. Time Alt. Az.
10 May-3.818:26:2010°WSW18:29:4487°NNW18:31:1430°NEvisible
11 May-3.617:35:2810°SW17:38:4956°SSE17:42:0710°ENEvisible
11 May-1.419:12:3510°W19:15:0920°NW19:15:5319°NNWvisible
12 May-2.218:21:1810°WSW18:24:2535°NW18:27:3010°NNEvisible
13 May-3.317:30:1410°WSW17:33:3565°NW17:36:5410°NEvisible
14 May-0.718:16:5210°W18:18:5215°NW18:20:5210°NNWvisible
15 May-1.317:25:1510°WSW17:28:0826°NW17:30:5910°NNEvisible

Passes from Melbourne (AEST)
Date Brightness Start Highest point End Pass type
(mag) Time Alt. Az. Time Alt. Az. Time Alt. Az.
10 May-3.018:26:5810°SW18:30:0533°SSE18:31:1426°ESEvisible
10 May-0.320:03:4710°WSW20:04:0111°WSW20:04:0111°WSWvisible
11 May-2.919:12:3210°WSW19:15:4747°NW19:15:5346°NWvisible
12 May-3.918:21:3310°SW18:24:5685°SE18:28:0112°NEvisible
13 May-0.919:08:0310°W19:10:1917°NW19:12:3410°Nvisible
14 May-1.918:16:3010°WSW18:19:3332°NW18:22:3510°NNEvisible
16 May-0.318:12:3310°WNW18:13:5812°NW18:15:2110°NNWvisible


Passes from Perth (AWST)   
Date Brightness Start Highest point End Pass type
(mag) Time Alt. Az. Time Alt. Az. Time Alt. Az.
10 May-1.418:02:0710°SSE18:02:3010°SSE18:02:5310°SEvisible
10 May-1.019:36:1010°SW19:36:4815°SW19:36:4815°SWvisible
11 May-3.318:45:2610°SSW18:48:3739°SE18:48:4139°SEvisible
12 May-2.317:54:5710°SSW17:57:3721°SE18:00:1610°Evisible
12 May-1.619:31:1610°WSW19:33:4026°WNW19:33:4026°WNWvisible
13 May-3.318:40:0310°SW18:43:2262°NW18:46:1413°NNEvisible
14 May-3.717:49:0910°SW17:52:2858°SE17:55:4510°ENEvisible
15 May-0.818:35:2610°W18:37:5319°NW18:40:1910°Nvisible


Passes from Sydney (AEST)
Date Brightness Start Highest point End Pass type
(mag) Time Alt. Az. Time Alt. Az. Time Alt. Az.
10 May-2.618:28:4510°SSW18:31:1429°SSE18:31:1429°SSEvisible
11 May-2.117:38:1810°SSW17:40:4719°SSE17:43:0511°ESEvisible
11 May-1.419:14:1910°WSW19:15:5323°WSW19:15:5323°WSWvisible
12 May-3.918:23:1710°SW18:26:3987°NW18:28:0133°NEvisible
13 May-3.417:32:3010°SW17:35:4444°SE17:38:5610°ENEvisible
13 May-0.719:10:1810°W19:11:5913°NW19:13:2311°NNWvisible
14 May-1.618:18:2210°WSW18:21:1526°NW18:24:0510°Nvisible
15 May-3.017:27:0710°SW17:30:2657°NW17:33:4110°NNEvisible

  

When and what you will see is VERY location dependent, so you need to use either Heavens Above or CalSky to get site specific predictions for your location, a small difference in location can mean the difference between the ISS passing over a star or missing it completely. As always, start looking several minutes before the pass is going to start to get yourself oriented and your eyes dark adapted. Be patient, there may be slight differences in the time of the ISS appearing due to orbit changes not picked up by the predictions. Use the most recent prediction for your site.

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