This artificial star will be dazzlingly bright – almost rivalling Venus – on 15 July
This week we’re looking for an artificial star: the International Space Station. From London on 15 July, the ISS will pass overhead and will be dazzlingly bright.
The pass begins at 22.39 BST when the space station rises above the western horizon, but it is unlikely to be visible until it climbs higher than 10° in altitude at about 22.41 BST. Three minutes later it will have climbed to its very zenith, passing through the constellation Draco, the dragon.
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