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[Son Goku]

Sighting Location - Colombo, Sri Lanka​

The following ISS sightings are possible from Monday Feb 5, 2024 through Wednesday Feb 21, 2024

Date	Visible	Max Height*	Appears	Disappears	Share Event
Mon Feb 5, 6:56 PM	4 min	22°	10° above N	15° above E
Tue Feb 6, 7:45 PM	6 min	25°	10° above WNW	10° above S
Wed Feb 7, 6:56 PM	7 min	61°	10° above NW	10° above SSE
Fri Feb 9, 6:59 PM	3 min	12°	10° above W	10° above SSW
Sun Feb 11, 5:48 AM	6 min	40°	10° above SSW	10° above NE
Mon Feb 12, 5:01 AM	5 min	18°	10° above S	10° above E
Tue Feb 13, 5:49 AM	6 min	32°	10° above WSW	10° above NNE
Wed Feb 14, 5:05 AM	2 min	42°	42° above NNE	10° above NE

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How do I Spot The Station?​

What does all this sighting information mean?

SpotTheStation! Time: Wed Apr 25 7:45 PM, Visible: 4 min, Max Height: 66 degrees, Appears: WSW, Disappears NE.”

Time is when the sighting opportunity will begin in your local time zone. All sightings will occur within a few hours before or after sunrise or sunset. This is the optimum viewing period as the sun reflects off the space station and contrasts against the darker sky.

Visible is the maximum time period the space station is visible before crossing back below the horizon.

Max Height is measured in degrees (also known as elevation). It represents the height of the space station from the horizon in the night sky. The horizon is at zero degrees, and directly overhead is ninety degrees. If you hold your fist at arm's length and place your fist resting on the horizon, the top will be about 10 degrees.

Appears is the location in the sky where the station will be visible first. This value, like maximum height, also is measured in degrees from the horizon. The letters represent compass directions -- N is north, WNW is west by northwest, and so on.

Disappears represents where in the night sky the International Space Station will leave your field of view.

 

[Son Goku]

Important: The International Space Station orbits with an inclination of 51.6 degrees. This means that, as it orbits, the farthest north and south of the Equator it will ever go is 51.6 degrees latitude. If you live north or south of 51.6 degrees, the ISS will never go directly over your head- this includes places like Alaska. Spot The Station may not properly inform you of all visible space station passes in these locations. Spot The Station's sighting opportunities pages will give you a list of all possible space station sightings for your location.

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The International Space Station is seen in this 30 second exposure as it flies over Elkton, VA early in the morning, Saturday, August 1, 2015. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

The space station looks like an airplane or a very bright star moving across the sky, except it doesn't have flashing lights or change direction. It will also be moving considerably faster than a typical airplane (airplanes generally fly at about 600 miles (965 km) per hour; the space station flies at 17,500 miles (28,000 km) per hour).

 

[Naughtykolla48]

Using a telescope??

 

[Son Goku]

Using a telescope??

naha hayiyen yana godak eliya tharuwak wage penne ahata.

 

[Naughtykolla48]

naha hayiyen yana godak eliya tharuwak wage penne ahata.

Thanks machan...

 

[chatura_CN]

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