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The First Quarter Moon is Thursday, November 11.  Three bright planets are seen in the early evening sky. The Moon forms a line with Jupiter, Saturn and Venus  on the 12th. Venus is readily visible in the early evening sky. From the 11th to the 16th Venus is in the lid of the teapot of Sagittarius and within binocular range of the bright globular cluster M22 from the 13th the 17th. Saturn and Jupiter are visible in the western evening sky with Jupiter dominating once Venus has set. The moon is between Saturn and Jupiter on the 11th.

The First Quarter Moon is Thursday, November 11.

Evening sky on Saturday, November 13 looking west as seen from Adelaide at 21:34 ACDST (90 minutes after sunset).  Venus is in the lid of the "teapot" of Sagittarius close to the bright globular cluster M22.

 The insets shows the telescopic view of Venus at this time and the binocular view of Venus the star that forms the lid of the "teapot" and M22. Similar views will be seen throughout Australia at the equivalent local time (90 minutes after sunset, click to embiggen).

 

 Evening sky on Friday November 12 showing the north-western sky as seen from Adelaide at 21:32 pm ACDST (90 minutes after sunset). Venus, Saturn and Jupiter form a line in the evening sky with the waxing Moon close to Jupiter. 

 

 The insets shows the telescopic views of Jupiter and Saturn at this time. Similar views will be seen elsewhere in Australia at the equivalent local time (90 minutes after sunset), click to embiggen. 

 

Whole sky showing Jupiter, Saturn , Venus and the Moon on Thursday November 11, 21:32 ACDST, 90 minutes after sunset (click to embiggen). 

 

 

 

 Elsewhere in Australia will see a similar planetary line up that the equivalent time (90 minutes after sunset). 

 

 Mercury  is lost in the morning twilight.

Venus is visible in the early evening when the sky is fully dark.  I have been able to see Venus from just after sunset and it is easily seen over 3 hours after sunset, longer if you have a clear western horizon.  From the 11th to the 16th Venus is in the lid of the teapot of Sagittarius and within binocular range of the bright globular cluster M22 from the 13th the 17th.

Labels: weekly sky

 Evening sky on Monday, November 8 looking west as seen from Adelaide at 21:27 ACDST (90 minutes after sunset).  Venus is close to the Trifid and Lagoon nebulae and the Crescent Moon.

 

The insets shows the telescopic view of Venus at this time and the binocular view of Venus and the Trifid nebula. Similar views will be seen throughout Australia at the equivalent local time (90 minutes after sunset, click to embiggen).

 

The November edition of Southern Skywatch is now up. 

This month the planetary action remains mostly in the evening skies, with 3 bright planets visible after the sky is fully dark. Venus blazes in the west not far from the pair of Saturn and Jupiter in the north-west. Mercury is low the morning twilight. Mars returns to the morning sky, but never really gets very high. The Moon does a planet dance with bright Venus, Saturn and Jupiter.  The Leonid meteor Shower is washed out by the bright full Moon. Twilight partial Lunar eclipse.

November 5; New Moon. November 5-9; Venus in binocular range of Trifid and Lagoon Nebula. November 6; perigee Moon. November 7; Crescent moon forms a line with Venus, Saturn and Jupiter. November 8; Venus is close to the crescent Moon. November 9; Moon between Venus and Saturn. November 10; crescent Moon close to Saturn. November 11, First Quarter Moon between Saturn and Jupiter (but closer to Jupiter). November 12; waxing Moon forms a line with Jupiter, Saturn and Venus. November the 13-17, Venus close to globular cluster M22 (binocular or telescope). Morning November 19; Leonid meteor shower peaks. November 19; Full Moon (twilight partial eclipse). November 21; apogee Moon.  November 27; Last Quarter Moon.

 Mercury  is low in the morning twilight this month and never really gets high enough to observe. On the 1st Mercury is just under two finger-widths from the eastern horizon half an hour before sunrise. By the 15th Mercury lost in the twilight in the morning sky. Mercury returns to the evening sky in December, best seen in late December

Venus is easily visible in the evening sky from 30 minutes after sunset (I can see it as early as 5 minutes after sunset) until well after the sky is fully dark. Mercury, Saturn and Jupiter make a nice line in the evening sky in November. At astronomical twilight, we can enjoy the sight the sight of bright Venus in the west and bright Jupiter in the north-west with dimmer Saturn between them. Venus dominates the evening twilight and early evening sky as it passes through the "teapot" of Sagittarius. Venus is a distinct "Half Moon" shape at the beginning of the month and becomes more crescent shaped towards the end of the month. 

From the 5th to the 9th November Venus will be in binocular range to the Trifid and lagoon nebulae. From the 11th to the 16th Venus is in the lid of the teapot. Venus is within binocular range of the bright globular cluster M22 from the 13th the 17th.  On the 8th the crescent Moon is within binocular range of Venus.  On the 9th the crescent Moon is between Venus and Saturn.

Mars Mars returns to the morning sky in November, but is lost in the twilight until late in the month.

Jupiter is readily visible from astronomical twilight and is now lowering into the western evening sky. Jupiter was at opposition, when it was biggest and brightest as seen from Earth, on August 19th, but is still bright and an excellent object in even small telescopes. This month at astronomical twilight, we can enjoy the sight the sight of bright Venus in the west forming a line with Saturn and bright Jupiter in the north-west. Once Venus has set Jupiter dominates the night sky. 

On the 9th the crescent Moon is between Venus and Saturn. On the 10th the waxing moon forms a line with Saturn and Jupiter. On the 11th the first quarter moon is close to Jupiter between Jupiter and Saturn. Then on the 12th the waxing moon again forms a line with Jupiter and Saturn 9and more distantly, Venus). Telescopically Jupiter will be best evening to the early morning when it is highest above the northern horizon.

Saturn can be easily seen from astronomical twilight (an hour and a half after sunset) during November. Saturn was at Opposition, when it was biggest and brightest as seen from Earth, on the 2nd of August. However it will remain great viewing for many weeks to come. 

On the 9th the crescent Moon is between Venus and Saturn. On the 10th the waxing moon forms a line with Saturn and Jupiter. On the 11st the first quarter moon is close to Jupiter between Jupiter and Saturn. Then on the 12th the waxing moon again forms a line with Jupiter and Saturn 9and more distantly, Venus). Telescopically Saturn will be best from astronomical twilight to around 11pm when it is highest above the north-western horizon. At the beginning of the month Saturn should be best for scopes around 9:30 pm local time when the sky is fully dark.

November 6; perigee Moon. November 21; apogee Moon.

Labels: southern skywatch

The New Moon is Friday, November 5.  Three bright planets are seen in the early evening sky. Venus is readily visible in the early evening sky, entering the lid of the teapot of Sagittarius on the 11th . Venus is in binocular range of the Trifid and Lagoon nebulae on the 5th-9th.  Saturn and Jupiter are visible in the evening sky with Jupiter dominating once Venus has set. The crescent Moon is close to Venus on the 8th, between Venus and Saturn on the 9th, close to Saturn on the 10th and between Jupiter and Saturn on the 11th.

The New Moon is Friday, November 5. Perigee, when the Moon is closest to Earth, is November 6.

 Evening sky on Monday, November 8 looking west as seen from Adelaide at 21:27 ACDST (90 minutes after sunset).  Venus is close to the Trifid and Lagoon nebulae and the Crescent Moon.

 

The insets shows the telescopic view of Venus at this time and the binocular view of Venus and the Trifid nebula. Similar views will be seen throughout Australia at the equivalent local time (90 minutes after sunset, click to embiggen).

 

Evening sky on Thursday November 11 showing the north-western sky as seen from Adelaide at 21:32 pm ACDST (90 minutes after sunset). Venus, Saturn and Jupiter form a line in the evening sky with the waxing Moon close to Jupiter. 

 

 The insets shows the telescopic views of Jupiter and Saturn at this time. Similar views will be seen elsewhere in Australia at the equivalent local time (90 minutes after sunset), click to embiggen. 

Whole sky showing Jupiter, Saturn , Venus and the crescent Moon on Sunday November 7, 21:27 ACDST, 90 minutes after sunset (click to embiggen). 

 

 

 

 Elsewhere in Australia will see a similar planetary line up that the equivalent time (90 minutes after sunset). 

 

 Mercury  is lost in the morning twilight.

Venus is visible in the early evening when the sky is fully dark.  I have been able to see Venus from just after sunset and it is easily seen over 3 hours after sunset, longer if you have a clear western horizon.  Venus is readily visible in the early evening sky, entering the lid of the teapot of Sagittarius on the 11th. Venus is in binocular range of the Trifid and Lagoon nebulae on the 5th-9th. The crescent Moon is close to Venus on the 8th, between Venus and Saturn on the 9th.

Labels: weekly sky

The Last Quarter Moon is Friday, October 29.  Three bright planets are seen in the early evening sky. Venus is readily visible in the early evening sky, leaving the Scorpion and and entering Sagittarius. Venus is in binocular range of the Triffid nebula on the 4th.  Saturn and Jupiter are visible in the evening sky with Jupiter dominating once Venus has set.The shadow of Saturn on its rings are spectacular at this time.

The Last Quarter Moon is Friday, October 29.

 

Evening sky on Saturday, October 30 looking west as seen from Adelaide at 21:16 ACDST (90 minutes after sunset).  Venus is close to the globular cluster M19.

 

The inset shows the telescopic view of Venus at this time. Similar views will be seen throughout Australia at the equivalent local time (90 minutes after sunset, click to embiggen).

Evening sky on Saturday, October 30 showing the north-western sky as seen from Adelaide at 21:16 pm ACDST (90 minutes after sunset). Saturn and Jupiter form a line in the evening sky with the waxing Moon close to Jupiter. 

 

 The insets shows the telescopic views of Jupiter and Saturn at this time. Similar views will be seen elsewhere in Australia at the equivalent local time (90 minutes after sunset), click to embiggen. 

 

Whole sky showing Jupiter, Saturn and Venus on Saturday October 30, 21:16 ACDST, 90 minutes after sunset (click to embiggen). 

 

 

 

 Elsewhere in Australia will see a similar planetary line up that the equivalent time (90 minutes after sunset). 

 

 Mercury  is lost in the twilight. 

 
Venus is visible in the early evening when the sky is fully dark.  I have been able to see Venus from just after sunset and it is easily seen over 3 hours after sunset, longer if you have a clear western horizon.  When the sky is fully dark you can see Venus above the western horizon and bright Jupiter above the northern horizon. Venus is climbing the body of the Scorpion making a rather beautiful sight in the early evening. in binocular range of the Triffid nebula on the 4th, this is binocular only and the relativity dim Triffid nebula may be hard to make out with bright Venus nearby. On the 30th Venus will be at its greatest elongation from the Sun.

Labels: weekly sky

International Space Station zooms between Venus  (obvious brightest sky object) and the Scorpion and Saturn (out of frame to right). Canon Ixus, ISO 3200, 10 x 1 second exposures stacked in Deep Sky Stacker.	Moon taken through my 8" Newtonian, 25 mm Plossl, lens, 2 x Barlow. Video taken with my Xperia mobile phone, converted to AVI with PIPP than stacked with Registax 6.
Moon featuring Copernicus crater taken through my 8" Newtonian, 12.5 mm Plossl, lens, 2 x Barlow. Video taken with my Xperia mobile phone, converted to AVI with PIPP than stacked with Registax 6.	Moon featuring Sinus iridium taken through my 8" Newtonian, 12.5 mm Plossl, lens, 2 x Barlow. Video taken with my Xperia mobile phone, converted to AVI with PIPP than stacked with Registax 6.
Copernicus crater taken through my 8" Newtonian, 2 x Barlow, modified ToUcam webcam and Vega. AVI stacked in Registax 6 then brightness and contrast adjusted in GIMP. large central black blob is guff on the CCD chip.	Sinus iridium taken through my 8" Newtonian, 2 x Barlow, modified ToUcam webcam and Vega. AVI stacked in Registax 6 then brightness and contrast adjusted in GIMP. large central black blob is guff on the CCD chip.

International Observe the Moon Night was on Saturday October 16. The early cloud cleared up in time to see the ISS zoom between Venus, Jupiter and Saturn and the Moon. Despite a lot of atmospheric turbulence I got some decent shots of the Moon (had to discard lots of frames). Didn't bother with Jupiter or Saturn due to the atmospheric shenanigans. 

Web cam shots of Sinus Irium are neat and all, but misses out on a lot of interesting surrounding territory.  The problem with higher magnification is it also magnifies the atmospheric turbulence, so even stacking with wavelets doesn't help as much as I would like. 

software used (Vega seems to have vanished from the web)

Registax

PIPP

GIMP

Labels: international Observe the Moon Night, ISS, Moon, telescope, unaided eye, Venus

The Full Moon is Thursday, October 21.  Three bright planets are seen in the early evening sky. Venus is readily visible in the early evening sky and is climbing the Scorpion. Venus is close to the globular cluster M19 on the 23rd.  Saturn and Jupiter are visible in the evening sky with Jupiter dominating once Venus has set.

The Full Moon is Thursday, October 21. The Moon is at apogee, when it is furthest from the earth, on the 25th.

Evening sky on Saturday, October 23 looking west as seen from Adelaide at 21:07 ACDST (90 minutes after sunset).  Venus is close to the globular cluster M19.

 

 The inset shows the telescopic view of Venus at this time, and the binocular view of Venus and M19. Similar views will be seen throughout Australia at the equivalent local time (90 minutes after sunset, click to embiggen).

Evening sky on Saturday, October 23 showing the north-western sky as seen from Adelaide at 21:07 pm ACDST (90 minutes after sunset). Saturn and Jupiter form a line in the evening sky with the waxing Moon close to Jupiter. 

 

 The insets shows the telescopic views of Jupiter and Saturn at this time. Similar views will be seen elsewhere in Australia at the equivalent local time (90 minutes after sunset), click to embiggen.

  

Whole sky showing Jupiter, Saturn and Venus on Saturday October 23rd, 21:07 ACDST, 90 minutes after sunset (click to embiggen). 

 

 

 

 Elsewhere in Australia will see a similar planetary line up that the equivalent time (90 minutes after sunset).

 

 Mercury  is lost in the twilight. 

 
Venus is visible in the early evening when the sky is fully dark.  I have been able to see Venus from just after sunset and it is easily seen over 3 hours after sunset, longer if you have a clear western horizon.  When the sky is fully dark you can see Venus above the western horizon and bright Jupiter above the northern horizon. Venus is climbing the body of the Scorpion making a rather beautiful sight in the early evening. Venus is close to the globular cluster M19 on the 23rd, this is binocular or telescope only and the relativity dim M19 may be hard to make out with bright Venus nearby. 

Labels: weekly sky

The ISS as seen from Brisbane  on the evening of Saturday 16 October at 18:48 AEST. Simulated in Stellarium (the ISS will actually be a bright dot), the white line is the path of the ISS, the other lines are paths of other satellites. Click to embiggen.	The ISS  as seen from Adelaide on the evening of  Saturday 16 October at 20:53 ACDST. Simulated in Stellarium (the ISS will actually be a bright dot), the white line is the path of the ISS, the other lines are paths of other satellites. Click to embiggen.	The ISS as seen from Perth on the evening of  Saturday 16 October at 19:56 AWST. Simulated in Stellarium (the ISS will actually be a bright dot), the white line is the path of the ISS, the other lines are paths of other satellites. Click to embiggen.
All sky chart showing local times from Heavens Above for Saturday 16 October for Brisbane.	All sky chart showing local  times from Heavens Above for Saturday 16 October for Adelaide.	All sky chart showing local times from Heavens Above for  Saturday 16 October 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 the bright planets Jupiter, Saturn and Venus on some occasions. On the 16th, which is International Observe the Moon night, most locations except Alice Springs and Darwin see the ISS pass close to the lineup of Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and the Moon. 17th sees a close pass to Jupiter from Adelaide. 16th a close pass to Saturn from Hobart. 15th a close pass to Venus from Perth and Saturn from Sydney.

The following tables are from data provided from Heavens Above. Particularly impressive passes are highlighted in yellow.

Passes from Adelaide (ACDST)

Date	Brightness	Start			Highest point			End			Pass type
	(mag)	Time	Alt.	Az.	Time	Alt.	Az.	Time	Alt.	Az.
12 Oct	-0.4	04:08:25	10°	SSE	04:08:59	10°	SSE	04:09:32	10°	SSE	visible
12 Oct	-3.0	05:43:02	10°	SW	05:46:26	56°	SE	05:49:48	10°	ENE	visible
13 Oct	-1.9	04:56:05	12°	SSW	04:58:57	32°	SE	05:02:03	10°	ENE	visible
14 Oct	-1.1	04:11:34	21°	SE	04:11:34	21°	SE	04:14:04	10°	E	visible
14 Oct	-3.2	05:45:04	10°	WSW	05:48:19	39°	NW	05:51:30	10°	NNE	visible
14 Oct	-2.5	20:49:15	10°	NNW	20:51:14	26°	N	20:51:14	26°	N	visible
15 Oct	-3.9	05:00:34	66°	WSW	05:00:56	77°	NW	05:04:20	10°	NE	visible
15 Oct	-2.2	20:02:36	10°	N	20:05:03	19°	NE	20:07:31	10°	E	visible
15 Oct	-1.9	21:38:28	10°	WNW	21:40:59	32°	WSW	21:40:59	32°	WSW	visible
16 Oct	-1.6	05:50:05	11°	NW	05:50:05	11°	NW	05:51:08	10°	NNW	visible
16 Oct	-3.3	20:50:46	10°	NW	20:54:10	64°	SW	20:57:11	13°	SE	visible
17 Oct	-3.7	20:03:20	10°	NW	20:06:43	67°	NE	20:10:08	10°	SE	visible
17 Oct	-0.7	21:41:42	10°	WSW	21:43:50	15°	SSW	21:45:58	10°	S	visible
18 Oct	-1.2	20:53:25	10°	W	20:56:11	23°	SSW	20:59:00	10°	SSE	visible
19 Oct	-2.0	20:05:26	10°	WNW	20:08:36	35°	SW	20:11:49	10°	SSE	visible
20 Oct	-0.5	20:57:27	10°	SW	20:58:28	11°	SSW	20:59:29	10°	S	visible
21 Oct	-0.8	20:08:36	10°	WSW	20:10:44	15°	SSW	20:12:53	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.
13 Oct	-2.9	04:29:26	10°	SSW	04:32:48	53°	SE	04:36:07	10°	NE	visible
13 Oct	-1.3	19:30:37	10°	NNW	19:31:16	15°	NNW	19:31:16	15°	NNW	visible
14 Oct	-1.6	03:42:19	10°	SSW	03:45:19	27°	SE	03:48:16	10°	ENE	visible
14 Oct	-2.7	18:43:42	10°	N	18:46:37	27°	NE	18:48:07	19°	E	visible
14 Oct	-0.4	20:20:54	10°	W	20:21:14	12°	W	20:21:14	12°	W	visible
15 Oct	-0.8	02:57:30	16°	SSE	02:57:46	16°	SE	02:59:58	10°	E	visible
15 Oct	-3.0	04:31:30	10°	WSW	04:34:37	33°	NW	04:37:42	10°	NNE	visible
15 Oct	-2.0	19:32:45	10°	WNW	19:35:51	33°	SW	19:37:53	18°	SSE	visible
16 Oct	-3.9	03:46:59	66°	W	03:47:15	71°	NW	03:50:38	10°	NE	visible
16 Oct	-3.3	18:45:01	10°	NW	18:48:23	66°	SW	18:51:48	10°	SE	visible
17 Oct	-0.4	19:36:54	10°	SW	19:38:01	11°	SW	19:39:09	10°	SSW	visible
18 Oct	-0.8	18:47:54	10°	W	18:50:23	19°	SW	18:52:53	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.
12 Oct	-2.9	19:41:43	10°	N	19:44:29	30°	NE	19:44:29	30°	NE	visible
13 Oct	-0.4	05:37:48	10°	SSE	05:38:56	11°	SE	05:40:05	10°	ESE	visible
13 Oct	-1.2	20:31:26	10°	W	20:33:59	20°	SW	20:34:24	20°	SW	visible
14 Oct	-2.5	19:43:20	10°	NW	19:46:33	43°	SW	19:49:47	10°	SSE	visible
15 Oct	-2.8	05:37:37	10°	SSW	05:40:56	50°	SE	05:44:12	10°	NE	visible
16 Oct	-1.3	04:50:43	10°	S	04:53:28	23°	SE	04:56:13	10°	ENE	visible
17 Oct	-0.2	04:06:50	11°	ESE	04:06:50	11°	ESE	04:07:10	10°	ESE	visible
17 Oct	-2.7	05:39:57	11°	WSW	05:42:42	26°	NW	05:45:35	10°	N	visible
18 Oct	-2.4	04:56:45	30°	NNE	04:56:45	30°	NNE	04:58:38	10°	NNE	visible

Passes from Hobart (AEDST) 

Date	Brightness	Start			Highest point			End			Pass type
	(mag)	Time	Alt.	Az.	Time	Alt.	Az.	Time	Alt.	Az.
12 Oct	-0.2	03:04:58	11°	ESE	03:04:58	11°	ESE	03:05:05	10°	ESE	visible
12 Oct	-3.1	04:37:58	25°	SW	04:39:43	56°	SSE	04:43:07	10°	ENE	visible
13 Oct	-2.0	03:53:04	33°	ESE	03:53:04	33°	ESE	03:55:30	10°	E	visible
13 Oct	-3.0	05:26:06	11°	WSW	05:29:01	34°	NW	05:32:09	10°	NNE	visible
14 Oct	-3.7	04:41:34	56°	NW	04:41:40	57°	NW	04:45:02	10°	NE	visible
15 Oct	-0.9	03:57:30	11°	ENE	03:57:30	11°	ENE	03:57:42	10°	ENE	visible
15 Oct	-1.7	05:30:35	13°	NW	05:30:36	13°	NW	05:32:09	10°	NNW	visible
15 Oct	-2.2	20:35:27	10°	N	20:37:53	19°	NE	20:37:53	19°	NE	visible
16 Oct	-3.9	21:23:32	10°	NW	21:26:58	84°	NE	21:27:12	75°	E	visible
17 Oct	-3.5	20:36:13	10°	NW	20:39:33	50°	NE	20:42:55	10°	ESE	visible
17 Oct	-1.7	22:13:22	10°	W	22:15:58	29°	SW	22:15:58	29°	SW	visible
18 Oct	-2.5	21:25:37	10°	W	21:28:55	42°	SSW	21:31:16	17°	SE	visible
18 Oct	-0.3	23:03:47	10°	SW	23:04:17	12°	SW	23:04:17	12°	SW	visible
19 Oct	-3.2	20:37:58	10°	WNW	20:41:22	62°	SSW	20:44:49	10°	SE	visible
19 Oct	-1.4	22:15:57	10°	WSW	22:18:42	21°	S	22:19:14	21°	S	visible
20 Oct	-1.5	21:28:06	10°	WSW	21:31:02	25°	SSW	21:33:56	10°	SE	visible
20 Oct	-0.4	23:06:05	10°	SW	23:06:55	14°	SSW	23:06:55	14°	SSW	visible
21 Oct	-1.9	20:40:16	10°	W	20:43:23	31°	SSW	20:46:32	10°	SE	visible
21 Oct	-1.2	22:18:25	10°	SW	22:20:58	19°	S	22:21:28	18°	SSE	visible

Passes from Melbourne (AEDST)

Date	Brightness	Start			Highest point			End			Pass type
	(mag)	Time	Alt.	Az.	Time	Alt.	Az.	Time	Alt.	Az.
12 Oct	-1.3	04:37:58	14°	SSW	04:39:57	22°	SSE	04:42:43	10°	E	visible
13 Oct	-0.6	03:53:04	16°	SE	03:53:04	16°	SE	03:54:37	10°	ESE	visible
13 Oct	-3.8	05:26:06	10°	SW	05:29:34	88°	NW	05:32:59	10°	NE	visible
14 Oct	-3.0	04:41:34	46°	S	04:42:07	52°	SE	04:45:28	10°	ENE	visible
14 Oct	-1.3	21:20:37	10°	NNW	21:21:14	14°	NNW	21:21:14	14°	NNW	visible
15 Oct	-0.6	03:57:30	11°	E	03:57:30	11°	E	03:57:44	10°	E	visible
15 Oct	-2.7	05:30:34	24°	WNW	05:31:20	26°	NW	05:34:14	10°	N	visible
15 Oct	-2.7	20:33:41	10°	N	20:36:34	26°	NE	20:37:53	20°	E	visible
15 Oct	-0.9	22:10:09	10°	W	22:10:59	15°	W	22:10:59	15°	W	visible
16 Oct	-1.1	04:46:59	12°	NNE	04:46:59	12°	NNE	04:47:17	10°	NNE	visible
16 Oct	-3.0	21:22:25	10°	WNW	21:25:46	53°	SW	21:27:12	30°	SSE	visible
17 Oct	-3.8	20:34:53	10°	NW	20:38:18	87°	NE	20:41:46	10°	SE	visible
17 Oct	-0.9	22:13:13	10°	WSW	22:15:31	16°	SSW	22:15:59	16°	SSW	visible
18 Oct	-1.2	21:25:04	10°	W	21:27:52	22°	SSW	21:30:40	10°	SSE	visible
19 Oct	-1.9	20:37:07	10°	W	20:40:15	32°	SSW	20:43:25	10°	SE	visible
19 Oct	-0.4	22:17:15	10°	SSW	22:17:55	10°	SSW	22:18:35	10°	S	visible
20 Oct	-0.6	21:28:30	10°	SW	21:30:09	13°	SSW	21:31:47	10°	S	visible
21 Oct	-0.8	20:40:07	10°	WSW	20:42:24	16°	SSW	20:44:42	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.
12 Oct	-2.3	04:46:44	10°	SSW	04:50:01	40°	SE	04:53:15	10°	ENE	visible
13 Oct	-1.3	03:59:38	10°	SSW	04:02:30	24°	SE	04:05:20	10°	E	visible
14 Oct	-0.7	03:14:37	15°	SSE	03:14:54	15°	SSE	03:17:01	10°	ESE	visible
14 Oct	-3.5	04:48:35	10°	SW	04:51:56	50°	NW	04:55:14	10°	NNE	visible
14 Oct	-3.4	19:51:30	10°	NNW	19:54:20	48°	NNE	19:54:20	48°	NNE	visible
15 Oct	-3.7	04:03:39	47°	SW	04:04:32	80°	SE	04:07:56	10°	NE	visible
15 Oct	-2.7	19:04:33	10°	N	19:07:29	27°	NE	19:10:26	10°	ESE	visible
15 Oct	-1.3	20:41:29	10°	W	20:44:04	22°	SW	20:44:04	22°	SW	visible
16 Oct	-0.7	03:20:05	11°	ENE	03:20:05	11°	ENE	03:20:19	10°	ENE	visible
16 Oct	-1.9	04:53:12	13°	WNW	04:53:35	14°	NW	04:55:22	10°	NNW	visible
16 Oct	-2.3	19:53:30	10°	WNW	19:56:43	38°	SW	19:59:58	10°	SSE	visible
17 Oct	-3.5	19:05:50	10°	NW	19:09:14	73°	SW	19:12:40	10°	SE	visible
18 Oct	-0.6	19:56:52	10°	WSW	19:58:51	15°	SSW	20:00:52	10°	S	visible
19 Oct	-1.1	19:08:27	10°	W	19:11:12	22°	SW	19:14:00	10°	SSE	visible

Passes from Sydney (AEDST)

Date	Brightness	Start			Highest point			End			Pass type
	(mag)	Time	Alt.	Az.	Time	Alt.	Az.	Time	Alt.	Az.
12 Oct	-1.0	04:39:06	10°	SSW	04:41:42	19°	SSE	04:44:17	10°	E	visible
13 Oct	-0.6	03:53:04	12°	S	03:54:05	13°	SSE	03:55:50	10°	ESE	visible
13 Oct	-3.8	05:27:51	10°	SW	05:31:17	80°	NW	05:34:41	10°	NE	visible
14 Oct	-3.0	04:41:34	19°	SSW	04:43:51	53°	SE	04:47:12	10°	ENE	visible
14 Oct	-1.7	19:46:20	10°	NNE	19:47:45	12°	NE	19:48:07	12°	ENE	visible
14 Oct	-0.8	21:20:51	10°	WNW	21:21:14	12°	WNW	21:21:14	12°	WNW	visible
15 Oct	-1.4	03:57:30	24°	ESE	03:57:30	24°	ESE	03:59:26	10°	E	visible
15 Oct	-2.4	05:30:34	11°	W	05:33:01	21°	NW	05:35:39	10°	N	visible
15 Oct	-3.9	20:33:20	10°	NW	20:36:45	84°	NE	20:37:53	40°	SE	visible
16 Oct	-2.5	04:46:59	27°	N	04:46:59	27°	N	04:48:54	10°	NNE	visible
16 Oct	-3.3	19:46:07	10°	NNW	19:49:21	42°	NE	19:52:38	10°	ESE	visible
16 Oct	-1.1	21:23:48	10°	W	21:26:19	19°	SSW	21:27:12	17°	SSW	visible
17 Oct	-1.7	20:35:41	10°	W	20:38:43	29°	SW	20:41:47	10°	SSE	visible
18 Oct	-2.7	19:47:51	10°	WNW	19:51:10	50°	SW	19:54:33	10°	SE	visible
19 Oct	-0.6	20:39:17	10°	WSW	20:40:55	13°	SSW	20:42:34	10°	S	visible
20 Oct	-0.9	19:50:44	10°	W	19:53:14	19°	SSW	19:55:46	10°	SSE	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.

Labels: ISS, Satellite, unaided eye