Everytime we mention the visible passes of the International Space Station, we get lots of calls.  It usually appears in the northwest sky and travels towards the southeast.  The pass will last two to four minutes.  Usually, by the time you can really see it, it’s almost overhead.  With a telescope, or even strong binoculars, you should be able to make out some of the detail.  But as long as you have a clear sky and a dark viewing area, you will see the ISS.  It moves very quickly, in a straight arc across the sky, and the best clue that you’re looking at the right object is that it doesn’t blink.   It’s really spectacular, and fun, and you’ll want to show it to everyone you know.  For the future, you can get a pretty good idea when this happens again by going to this site.

New close-up pictures are amazing…click here!