Comet NEOWISE spotted from International Space Station
The ISS moves around Earth at an astonishing rate, meaning it is only visible above the horizon for a matter of minutes at a time. The international project orbits our planet at a staggering 7.66 kilometres per second, taking little more than 90 minutes to complete a full trip around the planet. As it flies around the Earth, it does so moving from west to east, following the shape of a horizontal ‘S’ as it does so.
When will the ISS be visible in the UK?
Over the next 10 days, the ISS moves over the UK at least once a day on most days.
These are the times to look up to the sky if you wish to spot the ISS, according to Meteor Watch:
Wednesday, January 27: 6.35pm to 6.39pm
Thursday, January 28: 5.48pm to 5.54pm
Friday, January 29: 6.37 to 6.41pm
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Saturday, January 30: 5.50pm to 5.56pm
Saturday, January 30: 7.27pm to 7.29pm
Sunday, January 31: 6.39pm to 6.44pm
Monday, February 1: 5.52pm to 5.58pm
Monday, February 1: 7.29pm to 7.32pm
Tuesday, February 2: 6.41pm to 6.46pm
Wednesday, February 3: 5.54pm to 6pm
Wednesday, February 3: 7.32pm to 7.34pm
Thursday, February 4: 6.44pm to 6.48pm
Friday, February 5: 5.56pm to 6.02pm
Sunday, February 7: 5.59pm to 6.02pm
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The ISS will appear as if it is a star moving fairly quickly across the night’s sky, although it will not be as fast as a shooting star.
NASA said: “It is the third brightest object in the sky and easy to spot if you know when to look up.
“Visible to the naked eye, it looks like a fast-moving plane only much higher and travelling thousands of miles an hour faster!”
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