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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.
Labels: ISS, Satellite, unaided eye
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