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Wednesday, July 08, 2020

 

More Bright ISS passes (9-13 July, 2020)

The ISS as seen from Sydney on the evening of Saturday 11 July  at 17:52 AEST. Simulated in Stellarium (the ISS will actually be a bright dot), click to embiggen.The ISS  as seen from Adelaide on the evening of Friday 10 July at 18:08 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 Thursday 9 July at 18:59 AWST. Simulated in Stellarium (the ISS will actually be a bright dot)click to embiggen.
All sky chart showing local times from Heavens Above for Saturday 11 July  for Sydney.All sky chart showing local  times from Heavens Above for Friday 10 July for Adelaide.All sky chart showing local times from Heavens Above for Thursday 9 July 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 above the Southern Cross 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.
08 Jul-2.318:04:0610°SSW18:06:5122°SSE18:08:4215°ESEvisible
08 Jul-1.019:40:3410°WSW19:41:4418°WSW19:41:4418°WSWvisible
09 Jul-3.518:52:4810°SW18:56:1370°NW18:57:1740°NNEvisible
10 Jul-3.718:05:1410°SW18:08:3962°SE18:12:0110°ENEvisible
10 Jul-0.419:44:2010°WNW19:45:0110°NW19:45:4110°NWvisible
11 Jul-0.918:55:0410°W18:57:3619°NW19:00:0610°Nvisible
12 Jul-1.918:06:5710°WSW18:10:0735°NW18:13:1610°NNEvisible
14 Jul0.118:10:3510°WNW18:11:1911°NW18:12:0310°NWvisible

Passes from Brisbane (AEST)


Date Brightness Start Highest point End Pass type
(mag) Time Alt. Az. Time Alt. Az. Time Alt. Az.
08 Jul-1.618:37:4210°SSW18:38:4217°S18:38:4217°Svisible
09 Jul-2.017:50:4210°S17:53:0517°SE17:54:1315°ESEvisible
09 Jul-0.519:26:5210°WSW19:27:1612°WSW19:27:1612°WSWvisible
10 Jul-3.418:39:0010°SW18:42:2464°NW18:43:1842°NNEvisible
11 Jul-3.717:51:2510°SW17:54:4959°SE17:58:1010°NEvisible
12 Jul-0.618:41:4010°W18:43:4415°NW18:45:4710°NNWvisible
13 Jul-1.517:53:1310°WSW17:56:1530°NW17:59:1510°Nvisible

Passes from Darwin (ACT)


Date Brightness Start Highest point End Pass type
(mag) Time Alt. Az. Time Alt. Az. Time Alt. Az.
10 Jul-1.519:45:4510°S19:46:2314°S19:46:2314°Svisible
11 Jul-1.818:59:2410°SSE19:00:5813°SE19:02:3110°ESEvisible
11 Jul-1.020:34:5210°WSW20:36:1919°W20:36:1919°Wvisible
12 Jul-3.119:46:4810°SW19:50:0756°NW19:53:2510°NNEvisible
13 Jul-3.718:59:1210°SSW19:02:3357°SE19:05:5110°NEvisible
14 Jul-0.219:50:2010°WNW19:51:2811°NW19:52:3410°NWvisible
15 Jul-0.919:01:0710°WSW19:03:5524°NW19:06:4210°Nvisible
16 Jul-0.406:43:2410°NNE06:45:3216°NE06:47:4110°Evisible

Passes from Hobart (AEST)


Date Brightness Start Highest point End Pass type
(mag) Time Alt. Az. Time Alt. Az. Time Alt. Az.
08 Jul-3.018:33:4410°WSW18:37:0752°NW18:38:4227°NNEvisible
09 Jul-3.717:46:0610°WSW17:49:3486°NW17:53:0010°NEvisible
09 Jul-0.519:24:3910°WNW19:25:5212°NW19:27:0510°NNWvisible
10 Jul-0.918:35:5710°W18:38:2919°NW18:41:0010°Nvisible
11 Jul-1.717:47:5610°WSW17:51:0231°NW17:54:0510°NNEvisible
13 Jul-0.217:50:5810°WNW17:52:1312°NW17:53:2810°NNWvis

Passes from Melbourne (AEST)


Date Brightness Start Highest point End Pass type
(mag) Time Alt. Az. Time Alt. Az. Time Alt. Az.
08 Jul-3.718:34:1010°SW18:37:3457°SE18:38:4236°Evisible
09 Jul-3.017:46:4310°SW17:49:5534°SSE17:53:0610°Evisible
09 Jul-1.619:23:4610°WSW19:26:3624°NW19:27:1622°NNWvisible
10 Jul-2.518:35:5010°WSW18:39:0843°NW18:42:2310°NNEvisible
11 Jul-3.617:48:0810°SW17:51:3581°NW17:54:5910°NEvisible
12 Jul-0.518:38:3510°W18:40:2414°NW18:42:1310°NNWvisible
13 Jul-1.017:50:0710°WSW17:52:5724°NW17:55:4610°Nvisible

Passes from Perth (AWST)


Date Brightness Start Highest point End Pass type
(mag) Time Alt. Az. Time Alt. Az. Time Alt. Az.
08 Jul-1.918:08:0710°S18:10:2216°SSE18:11:4313°ESEvisible
08 Jul-0.819:44:0310°WSW19:44:4515°WSW19:44:4515°WSWvisible
09 Jul-3.918:56:2210°SW18:59:4988°SSE19:00:1962°NEvisible
10 Jul-3.418:08:5410°SSW18:12:1344°SE18:15:2910°ENEvisible
10 Jul-0.619:47:1110°W19:48:4012°NW19:49:2812°NWvisible
11 Jul-1.218:58:2710°WSW19:01:1423°NW19:04:0010°Nvisible
12 Jul-2.518:10:2710°WSW18:13:4445°NW18:16:5910°NNEvisible
14 Jul-0.218:13:2710°W18:14:5912°NW18:16:3010°NNWvisible


Passes from Sydney (AEST)


Date Brightness Start Highest point End Pass type
(mag) Time Alt. Az. Time Alt. Az. Time Alt. Az.
08 Jul-3.318:35:5310°SW18:38:4249°S18:38:4249°Svisible
09 Jul-2.917:48:3010°SSW17:51:4033°SE17:54:1314°Evisible
09 Jul-0.819:25:4610°W19:27:1617°WNW19:27:1617°WNWvisible
10 Jul-2.218:37:3910°WSW18:40:5036°NW18:43:1815°NNEvisible
11 Jul-3.417:49:5210°SW17:53:1872°NW17:56:4110°NEvisible
12 Jul-0.118:41:2910°WNW18:42:0410°NW18:42:4010°NWvisible
13 Jul-0.617:52:0610°W17:54:3919°NW17:57:0910°Nvisible

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.

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