The ISS: looking up, looking down

If the weather conditions allow, the next few days are good ones to see the International Space Station zipping over our skies. One Tuesday night, it crossed quickly across the southeast quadrant of the Canberra sky. In a few days the visibility duration will be up to three minutes.

Here are the upcoming viewing opportunities, courtesy of NASA:

	LOCAL		DURATION	MAX ELEV		APPROACH		DEPARTURE
	DATE/TIME		(MIN)	(DEG)		(DEG-DIR)		(DEG-DIR)

Thu Feb 03/09:18 PM	3	20	15 above S	15 above ESE
Fri Feb 04/09:44 PM	2	68	25 above SW	66 above ESE
Sat Feb 05/08:35 PM	3	22	16 above S	15 above ESE
Sat Feb 05/10:10 PM	< 1	21	16 above W	21 above W
Sun Feb 06/09:02 PM	3	80	32 above SW	21 above NE
Mon Feb 07/09:28 PM	2	22	17 above W	17 above NNW
Wed Feb 09/08:45 PM	2	19	17 above WNW	16 above NNW

 And while we are looking up, consider what the view of our country is like from up there. The stunning shot of astronaut Tracey Caldwell Dyson taken last November will give you an idea.