08-11-2016, 05:18 PM
Aside from the Iridium flare, there are a couple of upcoming opportunities to see the Hubble Space Telescope and the ISS in the evening. All times HST.
Hubble, Tuesday 16th August:
Rises at 19:28 in the WSW, passes almost overhead (slightly SSE) at 19:32 and passes into the Earth's shadow at 19:36 in the ENE.
It'll be about magnitude 0.7 which is similar to some of the brightest stars in the sky (for those that know their stars, it'll be a similar brightness to Betelgeuse, Altair, and Aldebaran.
ISS, Friday 19th August:
Rises at 19:54 in the NW, passes close to overhead (slightly SW) at 19:57 and passes into the Earth's shadow at 19:58 in the SSE.
Magnitude -3.3 which is similar to Venus at its brightest, so easy to spot.
Hubble, Tuesday 16th August:
Rises at 19:28 in the WSW, passes almost overhead (slightly SSE) at 19:32 and passes into the Earth's shadow at 19:36 in the ENE.
It'll be about magnitude 0.7 which is similar to some of the brightest stars in the sky (for those that know their stars, it'll be a similar brightness to Betelgeuse, Altair, and Aldebaran.
ISS, Friday 19th August:
Rises at 19:54 in the NW, passes close to overhead (slightly SW) at 19:57 and passes into the Earth's shadow at 19:58 in the SSE.
Magnitude -3.3 which is similar to Venus at its brightest, so easy to spot.