Last
updated: Friday, 8 April, 2005 16:41 Skywatch - International
Space Station
Hundreds
of hours of space walks have been taken by astronauts leaving the safe confines
of the international Space Station (ISS).
The
International Space Station can be seen passing over the South. Every week or
so, we'll have the precise times when you'll be able to see it crossing the sky.
There are other satellites, like the Hubble telescope, or the Space Shuttle
which might also be visible.
If the weather
conditions are right, you can see satellites and spacecraft such as the International
Space Station clearly from the ground with the naked eye.
Most satellite
sightings follow a west-to-east path and the spacecraft appear over the western
horizon and disappear in the east in a matter of a few minutes.
On this page we list the dates and times for the best possible sightings
for the week ahead. These
times may alter slightly - keep coming back and checking this page.
If
you spot anything other than the International Space Station you could be dealing
with a UFO! In which case check out our UFO
section.
If the altitude is 0 the ISS is on the absolute horizon,
if it's 90 then the ISS is directly overhead.
No
visible passes between 8th April and 18th April 2005.
