Latest Headlines on OCRegister.com
[x] Close
- NEWS
- SPORTS
- BUSINESS
- ENTERTAINMENT
- LIFE
- TRAVEL
- OPINION
Space station visible from O.C. next 4 days
October 29th, 2009, 3:25 pm · 7 Comments · posted by Gary Robbins, science writer-editor
HELLO, GOODBYE: Space station should be easy to see if skies are clear. Image courtesy of NASA.
Early risers will like this …
The International Space Station, which is in orbit about 220 miles above Earth, will be visible from Orange County for brief periods for four straight days, starting early Friday, says NASA. The station will look like a shiny ball bearing as it steadily moves across the sky with a crew of six. (Long-term sighting table.)
| Day | Time | Initial location in sky | Time visible |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | 5:50 a.m. | 29 degrees above northern horizon | 2 minutes |
| Saturday | 6:12 a.m. | 23 degrees above west-northwest | 4 minutes |
| Sunday | 4:04 a.m. | 15 degrees above east-southeast | About 1 min. |
| Sunday (2nd pass) | 5:36 a.m. | 10 degrees above west-southwest | About 1 min. |
| Monday | 4:27 a.m. | 13 degrees above south-southeast | About 1 min. |
Don’t miss …
- Seal Beach gets visit from a rarely seen warship
- Slide show: UCI exposes ‘life through a microscope’
- Lousy driver? It might not be your fault
Posted in: Ain't that interesting? • Earth from space • International Space Station • NASA • space shuttle
ADVERTISEMENT
7 Comments
Leave a Reply
-
ADVERTISEMENT
-
-
OC weather photos from readers
-
-
-
-
Fact or myth?
Brian Dunning of Laguna Niguel, producer of the popular Skeptoid podcast, separates fact from fiction in his new video series, InFact. Here's his take on the upcoming movie, "2012."
Sciencedude on Twitter-
Get Sciencedude by email
Subscribe to the Register's science news via e-mail.
-
-
-
ADVERTISEMENT
Can we shine laserpointers at it?
I wonder how often the Earth is visible from the ISS???
I wonder if they will moon the Mugs Away Saloon on their way by.
Yes, they will.
Let me know when it can be seen in the evening!
too early
Just like you said it would be. Using your information, it came from left to right for about two minutes. It moved at a brisk pace. Anyone can see it with the naked eye.