It’s the International Space Station.
Tomorrow night (Tuesday) at around 6:50 pm (early evening) Calgarians will have a great chance to lay eyes on the ISS pass (sorta) over Calgary. Here’s the orbital data:
From the Starry Skies Website:
First to keep in mind is that while we are used to seeing celestial objects rising in the east and setting in the west – such isn’t the case with either the shuttle of ISS, which is why it’s very handy to have NASA provide the sightings times for you. Generally, the station and shuttle move from west to east across the sky, looking much like a slow moving star.
The best times to view are just after sunset or before sunrise when the vehicles are reflecting the most sunlight and are easiest to see. A few days before and after the shuttle docks with the ISS is a great time to see both of them as the shuttle will be close to the station and you may see a double pass. Currently (as of June 10/07) the shuttle is docked with the station.
There area actually two opportunities to see the ISS:
| ISS | Tue Nov 01/06:53 PM | 44 above WSW | |||
| ISS | Tue Nov 01/08:29 PM | 14 above WSW |
