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Thanks, @Azureblue! Much appreciated.

Missed all those 5 and 6 am passes - but it'll be back next week visible around 9 in the eveings, which is much more civilised.

Dont know how I missed it last night - conditions were perfect, I was sure I was looking at the right spot, but....nothing. Hmmmmm.

I suspect they have revised the timings by a minute or two as usual. I will look for the latest.

Try these

ISS bright UK pass details for October 2014

Enjoy watching the ISS as it passes over.

Times may change at short notice so please check this page daily for accurate timings

Date Approximate Brightness of the ISS ISS Rises 10° over the horizon (start time) ISS Approaches From (start direction) ISS Highest Point ISS Sets/ Goes into Earths Shadow (direction) ISS Goes into Earths Shadow Approximate ISS Pass Details
10 October 2014 Very Bright 20:09 SW 20:12 SE 20:12 Short Medium Altitude Pass
11 October 2014 Very Bright 19:21 SW 19:24 E 19:26 Medium Pass Disappears Before Horizon
12 October 2014 Incredibly Bright 20:08 WSW 20:11 ESE 20:12 Shorter Overhead Pass
13 October 2014 Incredibly Bright 19:19 SW 19:22 E 19:25 Overhead Pass
14 October 2014 Incredibly Bright 20:07 W 20:10 E 20:11 Overhead Pass Fades Before Horizon
15 October 2014 Incredibly Bright 19:18 WSW 19:21 E 19:23 Overhead Pass
16 October 2014 Incredibly Bright 20:06 W 20:09 E 20:09 Short Overhead Pass
17 October 2014 Incredibly Bright 19:17 W 19:20 E 19:22 Overhead Pass
18 October 2014 Incredibly Bright 20:04 W 20:08 SE 20:08 Short Overhead Pass
19 October 2014 Incredibly Bright 19:15 W 19:18 E 19:20 Overhead Pass
20 October 2014 Incredibly Bright 20:02 W 20:06 S 20:06 Shorter Overhead Pass
21 October 2014 Incredibly Bright 19:13 W 19:17 ESE 19:19 Overhead Pass
22 October 2014 Bright 20:01 W 20:04 S 20:04 Medium Pass Ends Before Horizon
23 October 2014 Very Bright 19:11 W 19:14 SE 19:17 Medium Altitude Pass
24 October 2014 Bright 19:59 W 20:01 S 20:03 Overhead Pass
25 October 2014 Bright 19:09 W 19:12 SE 19:15 Low Pass
26 October 2014 Bright 17:20 W 17:23 SE 17:26 Medium Pass
27 October 2014 Less Bright 18:08 W 18:09 SE 18:10 Very Low Challenging Pass For Northern Observers
THE ISS WILL RETURN TO UK EVENING SKIES DECEMBER 2014

Data obtained using NORAD Two Line Elements. Table information created manually with with in-house satellite prediction software.

ISS just sailed serenely across our evening sky, right time, right place. Lovely.

We happened to be visitng friends who live in a remote rural locations, with a gorgeous open south facing view down to the Mountains of Mourne. So with the clear skies I got a fantastic view of it sailing overhead

Hoping for a good pass tonight as a birthday treat.

Well done, blue and Mel!

I was dancing the light fantastic last night until 11.15, so I had no chance to look up - but there are two decent passes tonight. Here's a visual representation which I like:

http://www.n2yo.com/passes/?s=25544

Be nice to see it again!

Here's the NASA site where you can sign up for daily alerts.

http://spotthestation.nasa.gov/

It doesn't include every visible pass. I've had (admittedly fairly low) sightings which haven't figured on their tip-offs, but you certainly get the main ones.

Times updated once again

ISS bright UK pass details for October 2014

Enjoy watching the ISS as it passes over.

Times may change at short notice so please check this page daily for accurate timings

Date Approximate Brightness of the ISS ISS Rises 10° over the horizon (start time) ISS Approaches From (start direction) ISS Highest Point ISS Sets/ Goes into Earths Shadow (direction) ISS Goes into Earths Shadow Approximate ISS Pass Details
20 October 2014 Incredibly Bright 18:27 W 18:31 S 18:35 Overhead Pass/ May be a challenge for Northern Observers
20 October 2014 Incredibly Bright 20:04 W 20:07 S 20:08 Shorter Overhead Pass
21 October 2014 Incredibly Bright 19:15 W 19:19 ESE 19:21 Overhead Pass
22 October 2014 Incredibly Bright 18:26 W 18:30 S 18:33 Overhead Pass
22 October 2014 Bright 20:01 W 20:04 S 20:04 Medium Pass Ends Before Horizon
23 October 2014 Very Bright 19:14 W 19:17 SE 19:20 Medium Altitude Pass
24 October 2014 Incredibly Bright 18:25 W 18:28 S 18:31 Overhead Pass
24 October 2014 Bright 20:02 W 20:04 S 20:06 Very Low Pass - Challenge for Northern Observers
25 October 2014 Bright 19:13 W 19:15 SE 19:118 Low Pass
26 October 2014 Bright 17:24 W 17:27 SE 17:29 Medium Altitude Pass
27 October 2014 Less Bright 18:13 W 18:14 SE 18:14 Very Low Challenging Pass For Northern Observers
28 October 2014 Bright 17:23 W 17:25 SE 17:28 Low Altitude Pass
THE ISS WILL RETURN TO UK EVENING SKIES DECEMBER 2014

Data obtained using NORAD Two Line Elements. Table information created manually with with in-house satellite prediction software.

Thanks for this, @Azureblue!

However, all the info in the world is no good without clear skies!

I've yet to see it on this series of passes - every night it's been cloudy, as it is tonight!

Never mind, there's always tomorrow.

(Until the 28th, that is!)

Here we go again (hurray)

ISS Highest Point ISS Sets/ Goes into Earths Shadow (direction) ISS Goes into Earths Shadow Approximate ISS Pass Details
12 December 2014 Very Bright 17:50 SW 17:53 SE 17:53 Medium Pass Ends Before Horizon
13 December 2014 Bright 17:00 SW 17:03 E 17:05 Low Pass
14 December 2014 Incredibly Bright 17:46 WSW 17:49 SE 17:50 Medium Altitude Pass Ends Before Horizon
15 December 2014 Very Bright 16:56 SW 16:59 E 17:01 Medium Altitude Pass
16 December 2014 Incredibly Bright 17:42 SW 17:45 E 17:46 Overhead Pass
17 December 2014 Incredibly Bright 16:49 SW 16:53 E 16:56 Overhead Pass
18 December 2014 Incredibly Bright 17:35 W 17:39 E 17:40 Medium Altitude Pass
19 December 2014 Incredibly Bright 16:45 W 16:48 E 16:51 Overhead Pass
19 December 2014 Incredibly Bright 18:21 W 18:24 WSW 18:24 Short Pass Disappears Overhead
20 December 2014 Incredibly Bright 17:31 W 17:34 E 17:36 Overhead Pass
21 December 2014 Incredibly Bright 16:40 W 16:43 E 16:47 Overhead Pass - Highest Altitude of the year
21 December 2014 Incredibly Bright 18:17 W 18:20 S 18:2o Shorter Pass Disappears Overhead
22 December 2014 Incredibly Bright 17:26 W 17:29 ESE 17:32 Overhead Pass
23 December 2014 Incredibly Bright 16:35 W 16:39 E 16:43 Overhead Pass
23 December 2014 Bright 18:12 W 18:15 SE 18:16 Short Medium Pass
24 December 2014 Incredibly Bright 17:21 W 17:24 SE 17:27 Overhead Pass - #ItsSantasSleigh
24 December 2014 Faint 18:59 WSW 19:00 SSW 19:01 Very Low Short Pass - Is It Santa? #ItsSantasSleigh
25 December 2014 Bright 18:07 W 18:10 SE 18:13 Low Pass - Passes Near To Moon
26 December 2014 Bright 17:16 W 17:19 SE 17:24 Low Pass - Passes Near To Moon
28 December 2014 Faint 17:12 W 17:14 SE 17:18 Very Low Pass
THE ISS WILL RETURN TO UK EVENING SKIES FEBRUARY 2015

Data obtained using NORAD Two Line Elements. Table information created manually with with in-house satellite prediction software.

It's time to look up again



UK ISS Pass details for April 2015

ISS
ISS Long Exposure photo of a visible ISS pass Credit: Mark Humpage
The International Space Station (ISS) is back over UK skies with some great evening passes during April 2015. Watch out for this bright delight in the autumn skies.

The ISS is the largest Space Station/ laboratory ever built, it can be spotted with the naked eye at certain times as it orbits Earth at 17500mph at an altitude of roughly 200 miles.

Spotting the station is very easy and you don't need any special equipment. You only need your eyes!

Check out the Beginners Guide to Seeing the ISS to learn how easy it is to spot sailing over and the Beginners Guide to Photographing the International Space Station (ISS).

You can also see this great guide on how to watch and photograph the ISS.

All you need to know is when and where the ISS will be passing over your location. Luckily the United Kingdom (British Isles) is small enough for most of us who live there to see the ISS at the same time. Neighboring countries can see the station pass over at roughly the same time also.

Only bright passes are included in the predictions and the fainter, less easy ones have been left out.

The table below gives approximate ISS pass times and basic information, this will help you spot the station as it passes over.

Only bright passes which can be seen from the UK are listed and the information is approximate. Timings may differ by a few seconds, dependent on observer's location. Times may change at short notice if the Station performs an orbital boost and changes its orbit. All Timings are local time.

Make sure you give yourself plenty of time, get your cameras ready and enjoy the ISS as it passes over in April and keep your eyes peeled for meteors, satellites and other objects too, they will be visible most nights!

Good luck and clear skies.....

ISS bright UK pass details for April 2015

Enjoy watching the ISS as it passes over.

Times may change at short notice so please check this page daily for accurate timings

Date Approximate Brightness of the ISS ISS Rises 10° over the horizon (start time) ISS Approaches From (start direction) ISS Highest Point ISS Sets/ Goes into Earths Shadow (direction) ISS Goes into Earths Shadow Approximate ISS Pass Details
05 April 2015 Bright 20:31 S 20:32 SE 20:34 Very Low Pass
06 April 2015 Very Bright 21:12 SW 21:15 ESE 21:16 Medium Altitude Pass
07 April 2015 Very Bright 20:19 SW 20:21 E 20:24 Medium Altitude Pass
07 April 2015 Incredibly Bright 21:54 WSW 21:57 SSE 21:57 Disappears Overhead
08 April 2015 Incredibly Bright 21:00 WSW 21:04 E 21:06 Overhead Pass
09 April 2015 Bright 21:43 W 21:46 S 21:47 Overhead Pass Disappears Before Horizon
10 April 2015 Incredibly Bright 20:49 WSW 20:52 E 20:56 Overhead Pass
11 April 2015 Incredibly Bright 21:32 W 21:35 E 21:37 Overhead Pass
12 April 2015 Incredibly Bright 20:38 W 20:41 E 20:44 Overhead Pass
12 April 2015 Incredibly Bright 22:14 W 22:17 SW 22:17 Disappears Overhead
13 April 2015 Incredibly Bright 21:20 W 21:24 E 21:26 Overhead Pass
14 April 2015 Incredibly Bright 22:03 W 22:06 S 22:06 Disappears Overhead
15 April 2015 Incredibly Bright 21:09 W 21:12 ESE 21:14 Overhead Pass
16 April 2015 Very Bright 21:51 W 21:54 S 21:55 Medium Altitude Pass
17 April 2015 Incredibly Bright 20:57 W 21:00 SE 21:03 Medium/ Overhead Pass
18 April 2015 Very Bright 21:40 W 21:42 S 21:44 Low Pass
19 April 2015 Very Bright 20:46 W 20:49 SE 20:51 Medium Pass
THE ISS WILL RETURN TO UK EVENING SKIES LATE MAY 2015

Data obtained using NORAD Two Line Elements. Table information created manually with with in-house satellite prediction software.

Thanks, @Azureblue, that's excellent!

I saw the 2154 pass tonight, first time in quite a while.

Here's another useful website, showing the ISS in the centre of the frame, with the earth rotating underneath. In the RH sidebar is a link to the ten day forecasts - giving a pictorial view of the info provided by Azure above. You may have to input your location.
http://www.n2yo.com/
[Edited to include the link! Doh! ]

Good view tonight with clear skies and late enough to be dark. Looking forward to a longer pass tomorrow night