Hi everyone, a few of us will be out for Sidewalk Astronomy
Saturday night at Monrovia's Library Park from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
or so. And tonight (Friday the 23rd), look up from 7 p.m. until
7:06 p.m. to see the International Space Station The maximum
altitude will be 59° above the horizon (90° is overhead) at 7:04
p.m. The Space Station will travel from the Northeast to the
East-Southeast, dissappearing into the shadow of the earth at 7:06
p.m. Hope to see you tomorrow, and good luck tonight!!
Max at 7:04 PM, 59 degrees above the NE.
Event |
Time |
Altitude |
Azimuth |
Distance (km) |
Brightness |
Sun altitude |
Rises |
18:58:53 |
0° |
316° (NW) |
2,308 |
1.1 |
-10.8° |
Reaches altitude 10° |
19:00:59 |
10° |
320° (NW) |
1,448 |
-0.1 |
-11.2° |
Maximum altitude |
19:04:11 |
59° |
42° (NE) |
466 |
-3.3 |
-11.9° |
Enters shadow |
19:06:34 |
17° |
119° (ESE) |
1,117 |
-1.6 |
-12.4° |