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 18:58:53 316° (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°