International Space Station Visible Tonight in Connecticut’s Sky

Tonight's THE night if you'd like to see the International Space Station pass overhead. According to NASA, it will be at its brightest and be visible for more than 5 minutes. Even though sets at 6:26 p.m., the space station will be bathed in sunlight and will stand out.

The ISS will be passing around 200 miles above northwest Connecticut, through central Massachusetts, southeastern New Hampshire and along the Maine coast. The ISS has a crew of 6 and is piloted by Commander Scott Kelly from New Jersey and travels at 17,157 mph or 5 miles per second.

Here's the rundown for tonight's viewing. At 7:15pm, the space station will be rising from the west and steadily rising into the sky. At 7:18pm, it will be at its highest in the northwest sky. As it travels overhead, it will steadily drop into the northeast horizon and be out of sight by 7:21pm.

This Thursday night might provide another opportunity to see the space station. It should be fairly bright but not as much as tonight. On Thursday it will be rising in the west at 7:07pm before sinking into the northeast horizon at 7:21pm. If you'd like to keep track of where its going to be and when its visible, click on ISS Observation

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