08-15-2017, 10:25 AM
There's an extremely bright pass of the ISS tonight (Tuesday 15th August July). It rises in the NW at around 19:55, is at its highest at 19:58 (56 degrees above the horizon in the NE), but look pretty much and enters the Earth's shadow in the East 19:58:36, so shortly after it's at its highest point. For those that know their stars and constellations, it passes very close to the bright star Alpha Lyra (Vega), just SW of the constellation Cygnus (the swan), in the NE.
Sky track: https://goo.gl/2xN3mL
Ground track: https://goo.gl/tCxRxW
Sky track: https://goo.gl/2xN3mL
Ground track: https://goo.gl/tCxRxW