What time is the International Space Station flying over Bedfordshire?
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Posted: August 05, 2015
The International Space Station
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There’s still time to see the International Space Station in the skies over Bedfordshire and star gazers will be able to see it from tonight without any special equipment.
The ISS is the largest space station ever built and orbits Earth at 17,500mph at an altitude of around 200 miles.
It can be seen with the naked eye at certain times during its orbit and will pass over Bedfordshire this week at these approximate times and locations:
- Tuesday 4 August: approaches from SW at 9.31pm AND from W at 11.07pm
- Wednesday 5: approaches from W at 10.14pm AND from W at 11.51pm
- Thursday, 6: approaches from WSW at 9.21pm AND from W at 9.58pm
- Friday 7: approaches from W at 10.05pm AND from W again at 11.01pm
For more information about spotting the International Space Station visit the NASA website
If you spot the ISS this week you can share your pictures with us by emailing [email protected]
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August 06 2015, 3:25AM
There are far more interesting things to see in the night sky this week than a brightish light passing across the sky like an aircraft
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August 05 2015, 8:06PM
05/08/15 22:14:39-22:21:10 AT 73 DEGREES FROM HORIZON
05/08/15 23:51:02-23:54:02 AT 72 DEGREES
BEST ONE IS 06/08/15 AT 22:57:59-23:02:46 ALL FROM WEST TO EAST
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August 05 2015, 4:03PM
I’m going to start gazing upwards tonight.
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August 05 2015, 12:24PM
"There’s still time to see the International Space Station in the skies over Bedfordshire and start gazers will be able to see it from tonight without any special equipment." What is a "start gazer"? I can only imagine that it is someone who goes every race possible and makes sure that they are somewhere near the start line to gaze the start.
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