Wednesday, June 15, 2022
Bright ISS Passes Near bright Stars (16-23 June, 2022)
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| The ISS as seen from Sydney on the evening of Monday 20 June at 17:38 AEST. Simulated in Stellarium (the ISS will actually be a bright dot), the white line is the path of the ISS. Click to embiggen. | The ISS as seen from Adelaide on the evening of Saturday 18 June at 18:43 ACST. Simulated in Stellarium (the ISS will actually be a bright dot), the white line is the path of the ISS, the ISS enters the shadow shortly after. Click to embiggen. | The ISS as seen from Perth on the evening of Tuesday 21 Juneat 17:57 AWST. Simulated in Stellarium (the ISS will actually be a bright dot), the white line is the path of the ISS. Click to embiggen. |
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| All sky chart showing local times from Heavens Above for Monday 20 June for Sydney. | All sky chart showing local times from Heavens Above for Saturday 18 June for Adelaide. | All sky chart showing local times from Heavens Above for Tuesday 21 June for Perth. |
If it is not bucketing down rain where you are, over the next few days
there are a series
of bright ISS passes in
the late evening twilight/early evening. The ISS passes close to the several bright stars. There are also some bright passes
where it "winks out" as the ISS enters Earth's shadow. On the 19th from Adelaide the ISS passes through Scorpius.
The following tables are from data provided from Heavens Above.
Particularly impressive passes are highlighted in yellow, passes entering the shadow in blue.
Passes from Adelaide (ACST)
| Date | Brightness | Start | Highest point | End | Pass type | ||||||
| (mag) | Time | Alt. | Az. | Time | Alt. | Az. | Time | Alt. | Az. | ||
| 15 Jun | -0.8 | 19:28:29 | 10° | NNW | 19:28:48 | 12° | NNW | 19:28:48 | 12° | NNW | visible |
| 16 Jun | -2.2 | 18:40:40 | 10° | N | 18:42:53 | 23° | NNE | 18:42:53 | 23° | NNE | visible |
| 17 Jun | -1.5 | 17:53:36 | 10° | NNE | 17:55:13 | 13° | NE | 17:56:50 | 10° | E | visible |
| 17 Jun | -1.3 | 19:28:19 | 10° | WNW | 19:29:49 | 23° | WNW | 19:29:49 | 23° | WNW | visible |
| 18 Jun | -3.9 | 18:39:49 | 10° | NW | 18:43:11 | 86° | NE | 18:43:44 | 60° | SE | visible |
| 19 Jun | -3.1 | 17:51:36 | 10° | NNW | 17:54:48 | 42° | NE | 17:57:34 | 13° | ESE | visible |
| 19 Jun | -1.0 | 19:29:08 | 10° | W | 19:30:29 | 16° | WSW | 19:30:29 | 16° | WSW | visible |
| 20 Jun | -2.2 | 18:40:03 | 10° | W | 18:43:05 | 30° | SW | 18:44:13 | 24° | S | visible |
| 21 Jun | -3.2 | 17:51:15 | 10° | WNW | 17:54:33 | 53° | SW | 17:57:53 | 10° | SE | visible |
| 22 Jun | -1.3 | 18:41:19 | 10° | WSW | 18:43:11 | 14° | SSW | 18:44:23 | 12° | S | visible |
| 23 Jun | -1.7 | 17:51:52 | 10° | W | 17:54:30 | 21° | SSW | 17:57:08 | 10° | SSE | visible |
Passes from Brisbane (AEST)
| Date | Brightness | Start | Highest point | End | Pass type | ||||||
| (mag) | Time | Alt. | Az. | Time | Alt. | Az. | Time | Alt. | Az. | ||
| 15 Jun | -3.0 | 18:22:54 | 10° | NNW | 18:25:52 | 37° | NE | 18:25:52 | 37° | NE | visible |
| 16 Jun | -2.0 | 17:35:21 | 10° | N | 17:37:46 | 18° | NE | 17:39:57 | 11° | E | visible |
| 16 Jun | -1.0 | 19:11:32 | 10° | W | 19:12:53 | 18° | W | 19:12:53 | 18° | W | visible |
| 17 Jun | -3.0 | 18:22:39 | 10° | WNW | 18:25:53 | 48° | SW | 18:26:53 | 35° | S | visible |
| 18 Jun | -3.8 | 17:34:08 | 10° | NW | 17:37:29 | 77° | NE | 17:40:49 | 10° | SE | visible |
| 19 Jun | -1.2 | 18:23:50 | 10° | WSW | 18:25:56 | 15° | SW | 18:27:34 | 12° | S | visible |
| 20 Jun | -2.0 | 17:34:26 | 10° | WNW | 17:37:21 | 27° | SW | 17:40:17 | 10° | SSE | visible |
Passes from Darwin (ACT)
| Date | Brightness | Start | Highest point | End | Pass type | ||||||
| (mag) | Time | Alt. | Az. | Time | Alt. | Az. | Time | Alt. | Az. | ||
| 15 Jun | -3.1 | 06:06:54 | 27° | WSW | 06:08:12 | 40° | NW | 06:11:22 | 10° | NNE | visible |
| 15 Jun | -2.0 | 19:23:02 | 10° | WNW | 19:25:58 | 28° | SW | 19:28:48 | 11° | S | visible |
| 16 Jun | -2.3 | 05:21:07 | 36° | NE | 05:21:07 | 36° | NE | 05:23:13 | 10° | NE | visible |
Passes from Hobart (AEST)
| Date | Brightness | Start | Highest point | End | Pass type | ||||||
| (mag) | Time | Alt. | Az. | Time | Alt. | Az. | Time | Alt. | Az. | ||
| 17 Jun | -1.2 | 18:26:17 | 10° | NNE | 18:26:53 | 12° | NNE | 18:26:53 | 12° | NNE | visible |
| 18 Jun | -1.2 | 19:12:39 | 10° | NW | 19:13:44 | 19° | NW | 19:13:44 | 19° | NW | visible |
| 19 Jun | -2.9 | 18:24:31 | 10° | NNW | 18:27:34 | 35° | NE | 18:27:34 | 35° | NE | visible |
| 20 Jun | -2.1 | 17:36:41 | 10° | N | 17:39:19 | 21° | NE | 17:41:18 | 14° | E | visible |
| 20 Jun | -1.5 | 19:12:30 | 10° | WNW | 19:14:13 | 26° | W | 19:14:13 | 26° | W | visible |
| 21 Jun | -3.8 | 18:23:57 | 10° | WNW | 18:27:21 | 85° | SSW | 18:27:53 | 60° | SE | visible |
| 22 Jun | -3.5 | 17:35:34 | 10° | NW | 17:38:53 | 57° | NE | 17:41:29 | 16° | ESE | visible |
| 22 Jun | -1.3 | 19:12:47 | 10° | W | 19:14:23 | 21° | WSW | 19:14:23 | 21° | WSW | visible |
| 23 Jun | -2.8 | 18:23:59 | 10° | W | 18:27:12 | 39° | SSW | 18:27:55 | 34° | S | visible |
| 24 Jun | -3.4 | 17:35:16 | 10° | WNW | 17:38:37 | 57° | SSW | 17:41:24 | 14° | SE | visible |
| 24 Jun | -1.0 | 19:13:13 | 10° | WSW | 19:14:18 | 16° | SW | 19:14:18 | 16° | SW | visible |
Passes from Melbourne (AEST)
| Date | Brightness | Start | Highest point | End | Pass type | ||||||
| (mag) | Time | Alt. | Az. | Time | Alt. | Az. | Time | Alt. | Az. | ||
| 16 Jun | -1.3 | 19:11:54 | 10° | NNW | 19:12:53 | 17° | N | 19:12:53 | 17° | N | visible |
| 17 Jun | -2.0 | 18:24:18 | 10° | N | 18:26:43 | 18° | NE | 18:26:53 | 18° | NE | visible |
| 18 Jun | -1.3 | 17:38:18 | 10° | NE | 17:38:29 | 10° | NE | 17:38:41 | 10° | ENE | visible |
| 18 Jun | -2.5 | 19:11:24 | 10° | NW | 19:13:44 | 41° | WNW | 19:13:44 | 41° | WNW | visible |
| 19 Jun | -3.6 | 18:23:02 | 10° | NW | 18:26:21 | 58° | NE | 18:27:34 | 34° | ESE | visible |
| 20 Jun | -2.6 | 17:35:00 | 10° | NNW | 17:38:00 | 30° | NE | 17:41:02 | 10° | ESE | visible |
| 20 Jun | -1.9 | 19:11:45 | 10° | W | 19:14:13 | 27° | SW | 19:14:13 | 27° | SW | visible |
| 21 Jun | -3.0 | 18:22:54 | 10° | WNW | 18:26:10 | 45° | SW | 18:27:53 | 24° | SSE | visible |
| 22 Jun | -3.7 | 17:34:17 | 10° | NW | 17:37:39 | 82° | SW | 17:41:04 | 10° | SE | visible |
| 22 Jun | -1.2 | 19:12:46 | 10° | WSW | 19:14:23 | 15° | SSW | 19:14:23 | 15° | SSW | visible |
| 23 Jun | -1.7 | 18:23:30 | 10° | WSW | 18:26:09 | 21° | SSW | 18:27:55 | 14° | SSE | visible |
| 24 Jun | -2.3 | 17:34:27 | 10° | W | 17:37:29 | 30° | SSW | 17:40:33 | 10° | SSE | visible |
Passes from Perth (AWST)
| Date | Brightness | Start | Highest point | End | Pass type | ||||||
| (mag) | Time | Alt. | Az. | Time | Alt. | Az. | Time | Alt. | Az. | ||
| 15 Jun | -1.1 | 19:30:48 | 10° | NW | 19:31:45 | 18° | NW | 19:31:45 | 18° | NW | visible |
| 16 Jun | -3.0 | 18:42:42 | 10° | NNW | 18:45:49 | 36° | NE | 18:45:49 | 36° | NE | visible |
| 17 Jun | -2.0 | 17:55:07 | 10° | N | 17:57:33 | 19° | NE | 17:59:49 | 11° | E | visible |
| 17 Jun | -1.3 | 19:31:06 | 10° | WNW | 19:32:45 | 22° | W | 19:32:45 | 22° | W | visible |
| 18 Jun | -3.3 | 18:42:20 | 10° | WNW | 18:45:38 | 56° | SW | 18:46:39 | 37° | SSE | visible |
| 19 Jun | -3.7 | 17:53:53 | 10° | NW | 17:57:13 | 70° | NE | 18:00:29 | 11° | SE | visible |
| 19 Jun | -0.7 | 19:32:47 | 10° | WSW | 19:33:24 | 11° | SW | 19:33:24 | 11° | SW | visible |
| 20 Jun | -1.5 | 18:43:07 | 10° | W | 18:45:39 | 19° | SW | 18:47:08 | 15° | S | visible |
| 21 Jun | -2.3 | 17:53:59 | 10° | WNW | 17:57:03 | 32° | SW | 18:00:09 | 10° | SSE | visible |
| 23 Jun | -1.1 | 17:55:23 | 10° | WSW | 17:57:05 | 13° | SSW | 17:58:48 | 10° | S | visible |
Passes from Sydney (AEST)
| Date | Brightness | Start | Highest point | End | Pass type | ||||||
| (mag) | Time | Alt. | Az. | Time | Alt. | Az. | Time | Alt. | Az. | ||
| 15 Jun | -1.4 | 18:24:57 | 10° | NNE | 18:25:52 | 14° | NNE | 18:25:52 | 14° | NNE | visible |
| 16 Jun | -1.0 | 19:11:51 | 10° | NW | 19:12:53 | 19° | NW | 19:12:53 | 19° | NW | visible |
| 17 Jun | -3.6 | 18:23:32 | 10° | NNW | 18:26:49 | 56° | NE | 18:26:53 | 56° | NE | visible |
| 18 Jun | -2.5 | 17:35:35 | 10° | N | 17:38:30 | 28° | NE | 17:40:48 | 14° | ESE | visible |
| 18 Jun | -1.0 | 19:12:25 | 10° | W | 19:13:44 | 18° | WSW | 19:13:44 | 18° | WSW | visible |
| 19 Jun | -2.7 | 18:23:29 | 10° | WNW | 18:26:42 | 40° | SW | 18:27:34 | 33° | S | visible |
| 20 Jun | -3.7 | 17:34:51 | 10° | NW | 17:38:13 | 79° | SW | 17:41:18 | 12° | SE | visible |
| 21 Jun | -1.4 | 18:24:29 | 10° | WSW | 18:26:44 | 17° | SSW | 18:27:53 | 14° | S | visible |
| 22 Jun | -2.0 | 17:35:13 | 10° | W | 17:38:06 | 26° | SW | 17:41:01 | 10° | SSE | visible |
| 24 Jun | -1.1 | 17:36:50 | 10° | SW | 17:38:11 | 12° | SSW | 17:39:33 | 10° | S | visible |
When and what you will see is VERY location dependent, so you need to use Heavens Above 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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