Here's a round-up of opportunities to see the International Space Station this week. Provided there's good weather, the listings below should offer you a good, bright view as it passes over Mississippi. Please note the times are in 24-hour format. 19h = 7pm, 20h = 8pm, 21h = 9pm. Relative brightness is expressed as a negative number, with -4.0mag being very bright, -2.0 being less bright. All passes listed are visible, but from one pass to another you'll notice variations in brightness due to the space station's position relative to the sun from your viewing point. Also, these times are for the Mississippi Delta area. Your specific viewing time may vary from a few seconds to one minute difference than those listed if you're not near the Delta area.
The best opportunities will be Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, with Tuesday's pass being the brightest this week.
SUNDAY:
Appears 19h36m01s 0.0mag az:199.2° SSW horizon
at Meridian 19h38m46s -1.6mag az:180.0° S h:12.5°
Culmination 19h41m03s -2.9mag az:129.4° SE h:23.5°
distance: 903.6km height above Earth: 410.7km elevation of Sun: -4° angular velocity: 0.51°/s
Disappears 19h46m04s -0.8mag az: 59.8° ENE horizon
Appears 21h12m28s 1.0mag az:251.3° WSW horizon
Culmination 21h17m34s -1.4mag az:323.6° NW h:25.2°
distance: 859.5km height above Earth: 410.7km elevation of Sun: -23° angular velocity: 0.53°/s
at Meridian 21h18m52s -1.6mag az: 0.0° N h:19.7°
Disappears 21h19m21s -1.5mag az: 9.3° N h:16.3°
MONDAY:
Appears 20h21m51s 0.9mag az:237.2° WSW horizon
Culmination 20h27m10s -2.7mag az:319.2° NW h:47.0°
distance: 548.3km height above Earth: 411.1km elevation of Sun: -13° angular velocity: 0.83°/s
at Meridian 20h27m53s -2.9mag az: 0.0° N h:38.6°
Disappears 20h32m09s -0.6mag az: 40.7° NE h:1.6°
TUESDAY:
Appears 19h31m29s 0.7mag az:223.0° SW horizon
at Meridian 19h36m42s -4.0mag az:180.0° S h:77.1°
Culmination 19h36m51s -4.1mag az:135.2° SE h:80.8°
distance: 416.5km height above Earth: 411.4km elevation of Sun: -2° angular velocity: 1.10°/s
Disappears 19h42m13s -0.7mag az: 47.6° NE horizon
THURSDAY:
Appears 19h27m32s 1.7mag az:245.5° WSW horizon
Culmination 19h32m45s -1.6mag az:321.7° NW h:31.9°
distance: 726.5km height above Earth: 412.2km elevation of Sun: -1° angular velocity: 0.63°/s
at Meridian 19h33m51s -2.1mag az: 0.0° N h:25.2°
Disappears 19h37m58s -0.6mag az: 38.2° NE horizon
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