ISS Observation: When can I spot the International Space Station

Happy Tuesday Everyone!

As some of you are aware, I used to support base operations at NASA Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Although this post isn't medical in nature, sometimes taking a few minutes to go outside, look around and just take in the universe can be calming and rehabilitating (I know this because I actually did it last night). Below is a list of times that you can look up in your back yard and most likely see the ISS pass overhead. The times are for Waitsfield (05673) but if you go to the link at the bottom of this post you can input your own location. -- ENJOY!! CSW, RN

Observation of the International Space Station

The International Space Station (ISS) can easily be spotted with the naked eye. Because of its size (110m x 100m x 30m), it reflects a large amount of sunlight.

The best time to observe the ISS is when it is nighttime at your location, and the Space Station is sunlit. Often, such a viewing situation occurs in the morning before sunrise, or in the evening after sunset.

Visible passes

You find a list of the next sighting opportunities for your location below. The green bars indicate the brightness of the ISS on its pass.  The list contains all visible passes of the ISS during the next ten days. Please select a pass to get more details.

http://iss.astroviewer.net/observation.php?lon=-72.7798479&lat=44.1926386&name=05673

Tue, Oct. 07, 2014

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7:00:52 PM EDT

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3:56

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8:36:05 PM EDT

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1:35

Wed, Oct. 08, 2014

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7:46:47 PM EDT

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3:57

Thu, Oct. 09, 2014

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6:57:40 PM EDT

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5:58

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8:34:24 PM EDT

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2:05

Fri, Oct. 10, 2014

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7:44:48 PM EDT

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4:27

Sat, Oct. 11, 2014

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6:55:17 PM EDT

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6:34

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8:32:48 PM EDT

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1:56

Sun, Oct. 12, 2014

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7:43:03 PM EDT

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4:14

Mon, Oct. 13, 2014

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6:53:18 PM EDT

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6:14

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8:31:03 PM EDT

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1:33

Tue, Oct. 14, 2014

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7:41:17 PM EDT

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3:44

Wed, Oct. 15, 2014

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6:51:27 PM EDT

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5:41

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8:28:58 PM EDT

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1:14

Thu, Oct. 16, 2014

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7:39:17 PM EDT

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3:15

Fri, Oct. 17, 2014

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6:49:29 PM EDT

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5:16

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8:26:30 PM EDT

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1:09