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ISS Sightings
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23-12-2011 4:27pm#1Get out and bring the kids along to watch the beautiful Christmas "star"
cross over the sky this weekend.
Travelling at 17500 mph, 5 miles every second at a height of 220 miles, it is the largest and most complex object ever put into space by humans. The International Space Station has now been orbiting the Earth every 90 minutes since 1998. It is a legacy of the Space Shuttle programme and an object we should be proud of as a species. Spare a thought for the 6 guys aboard away from family and friends this Christmas.
Friday Dec 23, 2 passes.
16:44 - 16:50, Southwest to East
18:20 - 18:23, Westsouthwest to Southeast
Sat Dec 24, 2 passes
17:23 - 17:29 Southwest to Southeast
18:59 - 19:02 West {short pass may not be visible}
Sun Dec 25, 1 pass
18:03 - 18:08 West to East
Mon Dec 26, 2 passes
17:07 - 17:13 Southwest to East
18:46 - 18:46 West {Short pass vanishing as it reaches overhead}
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