Thursday, June 18, 2020
Another series of Bright ISS passes (18-24 June, 2020)
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| The ISS as seen from Sydney on the evening of Saturday 20 June at 18:24 AEST just before it enters Earth's shadow.. Simulated in Stellarium (the ISS will actually be a bright dot), click to embiggen. | The ISS as seen from Adelaide on the evening of Monday 22 June at 17:59 ACST. Simulated in Stellarium (the ISS will actually be a bright dot), click to embiggen. | The ISS as seen from Perth on the evening of Friday 19 April at 18:43 AWST. Simulated in Stellarium (the ISS will actually be a bright dot)click to embiggen. |
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| All sky chart showing local times from Heavens Above for Saturday 20 June for Sydney. | All sky chart showing local times from Heavens Above for Monday 22 June for Adelaide. | All sky chart showing local times from Heavens Above for Friday 19 April for Perth. |
Over the next few days there are a series of bright ISS passes in the early evening. The outstanding passes are when the ISS passes over Sirius or the pointers, or very close to these bright stars.
The following tables are from data provided from Heavens Above.
Passes from Adelaide (ACST)
| Date | Brightness | Start | Highest point | End | Pass type | ||||||
| (mag) | Time | Alt. | Az. | Time | Alt. | Az. | Time | Alt. | Az. | ||
| 17 Jun | -1.3 | 18:37:29 | 10° | NNE | 18:38:02 | 12° | NE | 18:38:02 | 12° | NE | visible |
| 18 Jun | -1.4 | 19:24:12 | 10° | NW | 19:25:34 | 22° | NW | 19:25:34 | 22° | NW | visible |
| 19 Jun | -3.3 | 18:36:31 | 10° | NNW | 18:39:44 | 42° | NE | 18:40:02 | 41° | ENE | visible |
| 20 Jun | -2.2 | 17:49:13 | 10° | N | 17:51:57 | 23° | NE | 17:54:26 | 11° | ESE | visible |
| 20 Jun | -1.4 | 19:25:33 | 10° | W | 19:27:24 | 24° | WSW | 19:27:24 | 24° | WSW | visible |
| 21 Jun | -3.2 | 18:37:17 | 10° | WNW | 18:40:36 | 52° | SW | 18:41:42 | 35° | SSE | visible |
| 22 Jun | -3.7 | 17:49:16 | 10° | NW | 17:52:40 | 82° | NE | 17:55:56 | 11° | SE | visible |
| 22 Jun | -0.8 | 19:27:58 | 10° | WSW | 19:28:53 | 13° | SW | 19:28:53 | 13° | SW | visible |
| 23 Jun | -1.6 | 18:39:03 | 10° | W | 18:41:40 | 20° | SSW | 18:43:02 | 16° | S | visible |
| 24 Jun | -2.3 | 17:50:30 | 10° | W | 17:53:35 | 31° | SW | 17:56:41 | 10° | SSE | visible |
| 25 Jun | -0.9 | 18:42:37 | 10° | SSW | 18:42:57 | 10° | SSW | 18:43:18 | 10° | SSW | visible |
| 26 Jun | -1.2 | 17:52:46 | 10° | WSW | 17:54:42 | 14° | SSW | 17:56:39 | 10° | S | visible |
Passes from Brisbane (AEST)
| Date | Brightness | Start | Highest point | End | Pass type | ||||||
| (mag) | Time | Alt. | Az. | Time | Alt. | Az. | Time | Alt. | Az. | ||
| 17 Jun | -1.4 | 19:06:27 | 10° | WNW | 19:08:03 | 24° | WNW | 19:08:03 | 24° | WNW | visible |
| 18 Jun | -3.8 | 18:18:29 | 10° | NW | 18:21:51 | 76° | NE | 18:22:36 | 51° | ESE | visible |
| 19 Jun | -2.8 | 17:30:56 | 10° | NNW | 17:34:02 | 34° | NE | 17:37:05 | 11° | ESE | visible |
| 19 Jun | -0.9 | 19:08:45 | 10° | WSW | 19:10:02 | 14° | SW | 19:10:02 | 14° | SW | visible |
| 20 Jun | -2.0 | 18:19:54 | 10° | WNW | 18:22:50 | 27° | SW | 18:24:26 | 19° | S | visible |
| 21 Jun | -3.1 | 17:31:32 | 10° | WNW | 17:34:51 | 52° | SW | 17:38:12 | 10° | SSE | visible |
| 23 Jun | -1.2 | 17:33:41 | 10° | W | 17:35:53 | 16° | SW | 17:38:06 | 10° | S | visible |
Passes from Darwin (ACT)
| Date | Brightness | Start | Highest point | End | Pass type | ||||||
| (mag) | Time | Alt. | Az. | Time | Alt. | Az. | Time | Alt. | Az. | ||
| 17 Jun | -1.7 | 05:15:53 | 27° | E | 05:15:53 | 27° | E | 05:18:05 | 10° | ENE | visible |
| 18 Jun | -2.1 | 06:03:32 | 20° | WNW | 06:03:47 | 20° | NW | 06:06:19 | 10° | N | visible |
| 18 Jun | -1.1 | 19:19:49 | 10° | W | 19:21:55 | 15° | SW | 19:24:00 | 10° | S | visible |
| 19 Jun | -1.3 | 05:18:11 | 18° | NNE | 05:18:11 | 18° | NNE | 05:19:11 | 10° | NNE | visibl |
Passes from Hobart (AEST)
| Date | Brightness | Start | Highest point | End | Pass type | ||||||
| (mag) | Time | Alt. | Az. | Time | Alt. | Az. | Time | Alt. | Az. | ||
| 19 Jun | -1.0 | 19:09:26 | 10° | NNW | 19:10:02 | 14° | NNW | 19:10:02 | 14° | NNW | visible |
| 20 Jun | -2.0 | 18:22:06 | 10° | N | 18:24:26 | 21° | NE | 18:24:26 | 21° | NE | visible |
| 21 Jun | -1.5 | 17:35:23 | 10° | NNE | 17:37:04 | 13° | NE | 17:38:45 | 10° | E | visible |
| 21 Jun | -1.7 | 19:09:58 | 10° | WNW | 19:11:42 | 28° | WNW | 19:11:42 | 28° | WNW | visible |
| 22 Jun | -3.6 | 18:22:07 | 10° | NW | 18:25:29 | 59° | NE | 18:25:56 | 53° | ENE | visible |
| 23 Jun | -2.8 | 17:34:29 | 10° | NNW | 17:37:37 | 35° | NE | 17:40:05 | 14° | ESE | visible |
| 23 Jun | -1.6 | 19:11:09 | 10° | W | 19:13:02 | 26° | WSW | 19:13:02 | 26° | WSW | visible |
| 24 Jun | -3.3 | 18:22:57 | 10° | WNW | 18:26:20 | 55° | SSW | 18:27:07 | 43° | SSE | visible |
| 25 Jun | -3.7 | 17:34:54 | 10° | WNW | 17:38:20 | 86° | SW | 17:41:09 | 15° | SE | visible |
| 25 Jun | -1.2 | 19:12:37 | 10° | WSW | 19:14:05 | 19° | SW | 19:14:05 | 19° | SW | visible |
| 26 Jun | -2.4 | 18:24:16 | 10° | W | 18:27:21 | 29° | SSW | 18:28:04 | 27° | S | visible |
Passes from Melbourne (AEST)
| Date | Brightness | Start | Highest point | End | Pass type | ||||||
| (mag) | Time | Alt. | Az. | Time | Alt. | Az. | Time | Alt. | Az. | ||
| 19 Jun | -2.3 | 19:07:57 | 10° | NW | 19:10:02 | 33° | NNW | 19:10:02 | 33° | NNW | visible |
| 20 Jun | -2.7 | 18:20:26 | 10° | NNW | 18:23:28 | 31° | NE | 18:24:26 | 26° | E | visible |
| 20 Jun | -0.2 | 19:57:13 | 10° | W | 19:57:23 | 11° | W | 19:57:23 | 11° | W | visible |
| 21 Jun | -1.8 | 17:33:21 | 10° | N | 17:35:41 | 18° | NE | 17:38:04 | 10° | E | visible |
| 21 Jun | -2.6 | 19:08:56 | 10° | WNW | 19:11:42 | 41° | WSW | 19:11:42 | 41° | WSW | visible |
| 22 Jun | -3.7 | 18:20:50 | 10° | NW | 18:24:15 | 79° | SW | 18:25:56 | 28° | SE | visible |
| 23 Jun | -3.4 | 17:32:59 | 10° | NW | 17:36:20 | 56° | NE | 17:39:42 | 10° | ESE | visible |
| 23 Jun | -1.5 | 19:10:42 | 10° | WSW | 19:13:02 | 20° | SW | 19:13:02 | 20° | SW | visible |
| 24 Jun | -2.2 | 18:22:10 | 10° | W | 18:25:13 | 29° | SSW | 18:27:07 | 18° | SSE | visible |
| 25 Jun | -2.9 | 17:33:51 | 10° | WNW | 17:37:09 | 46° | SW | 17:40:29 | 10° | SE | visible |
| 25 Jun | -0.9 | 19:13:12 | 10° | SW | 19:14:05 | 12° | SSW | 19:14:05 | 12° | SSW | visible |
| 26 Jun | -1.3 | 18:24:15 | 10° | WSW | 18:26:22 | 15° | SSW | 18:28:04 | 12° | S | visible |
Passes from Perth (AWST)
| Date | Brightness | Start | Highest point | End | Pass type | ||||||
| (mag) | Time | Alt. | Az. | Time | Alt. | Az. | Time | Alt. | Az. | ||
| 17 Jun | -1.9 | 18:39:01 | 10° | N | 18:41:01 | 18° | NE | 18:41:01 | 18° | NE | visible |
| 18 Jun | -1.7 | 19:26:45 | 10° | WNW | 19:28:32 | 28° | WNW | 19:28:32 | 28° | WNW | visible |
| 19 Jun | -3.8 | 18:38:50 | 10° | NW | 18:42:12 | 71° | NE | 18:43:00 | 47° | ESE | visible |
| 20 Jun | -2.8 | 17:51:16 | 10° | NNW | 17:54:21 | 34° | NE | 17:57:23 | 11° | ESE | visible |
| 20 Jun | -1.1 | 19:28:39 | 10° | W | 19:30:21 | 18° | SW | 19:30:21 | 18° | SW | visible |
| 21 Jun | -2.3 | 18:40:03 | 10° | WNW | 18:43:08 | 32° | SW | 18:44:39 | 22° | S | visible |
| 22 Jun | -3.3 | 17:51:48 | 10° | NW | 17:55:09 | 59° | SW | 17:58:33 | 10° | SE | visible |
| 23 Jun | -1.1 | 18:42:40 | 10° | WSW | 18:44:19 | 13° | SSW | 18:45:58 | 10° | S | visible |
| 24 Jun | -1.6 | 17:53:34 | 10° | W | 17:56:10 | 20° | SW | 17:58:46 | 10° | SSE | visible |
Passes from Sydney (AEST)
| Date | Brightness | Start | Highest point | End | Pass type | ||||||
| (mag) | Time | Alt. | Az. | Time | Alt. | Az. | Time | Alt. | Az. | ||
| 17 Jun | -1.0 | 19:07:22 | 10° | NNW | 19:08:03 | 15° | NNW | 19:08:03 | 15° | NNW | visible |
| 18 Jun | -2.5 | 18:19:57 | 10° | N | 18:22:36 | 27° | NE | 18:22:36 | 27° | NE | visible |
| 19 Jun | -1.7 | 17:33:06 | 10° | NNE | 17:35:08 | 15° | NE | 17:37:05 | 10° | E | visible |
| 19 Jun | -1.4 | 19:08:24 | 10° | WNW | 19:10:02 | 24° | W | 19:10:02 | 24° | W | visible |
| 20 Jun | -3.7 | 18:20:18 | 10° | NW | 18:23:42 | 78° | SW | 18:24:26 | 51° | SSE | visible |
| 21 Jun | -3.4 | 17:32:30 | 10° | NNW | 17:35:48 | 53° | NE | 17:38:45 | 13° | ESE | visible |
| 21 Jun | -0.9 | 19:10:32 | 10° | WSW | 19:11:42 | 15° | SW | 19:11:42 | 15° | SW | visible |
| 22 Jun | -1.9 | 18:21:49 | 10° | W | 18:24:42 | 25° | SW | 18:25:56 | 20° | S | visible |
| 23 Jun | -2.8 | 17:33:24 | 10° | WNW | 17:36:39 | 42° | SW | 17:39:57 | 10° | SSE | visible |
| 24 Jun | -1.0 | 18:24:40 | 10° | SW | 18:25:56 | 12° | SSW | 18:27:07 | 10° | S | visible |
| 25 Jun | -1.4 | 17:35:24 | 10° | WSW | 17:37:44 | 17° | SSW | 17:40:04 | 10° | SSE | visible |
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 planet 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.
Labels: ISS, Satellite, unaided eye
# posted by Ian Musgrave @ 12:37 am 
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