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International Space Station visible starting tonight

Posted at 8:00 AM, May 24, 2017
and last updated 2017-05-24 09:00:24-04

Tonight you'll have multiple opportunities to see the International Space Station.

The first opportunity will occur at 9:01 p.m. The ISS will appear about 11 degrees above the horizon in the southern sky for about 5 minutes and will then disappear in the eastern sky.

The second opportunity will be at 10:37 p.m. in the western sky. The ISS will be visible for about 6 minutes.

We'll have several more opportunities this week and into the holiday weekend just in case you don't get to see it tonight. 

A full list of when the International Space Station will be visible: 

Thursday, May 25

  • Visible for 5 minutes starting at 3:29 a.m. Look to the NNW.
  • Visible for 6 minutes starting at 5:05 a.m. Look to the WNW.
  • Visible for 6 minutes starting at 9:44 p.m. Look to the WSW.
  • Visible for 1 minute starting at 11:25 p.m. Look to the North.

Friday, May 26

  • Visible for 4 minutes starting at 2:37 a.m. Look to the NNW. 
  • Visible for 6 minutes starting at 4:13 a.m. Look to the NW.
  • Visible for 1 minute starting at 8:57 p.m. Look to the ENE.
  • Visible for 2 minutes starting at 10:33 p.m. Look to the North.

Saturday, May 27

  • Visible for 1 minute starting at 1:48 a.m. Look to the NNE. 
  • Visible for 6 minutes starting at 3:21 a.m. Look to the NW.
  • Visible for 3 minutes starting at 5 a.m. Look to the WSW.
  • Visible for 5 minutes startingat 9:37 p.m. Look to the West.
  • Visible for less than a minute at 11:18 p.m. Look to the North.