The International Space Station may be visible in parts of the Bay area for the next several days.
NASA says the ISS is the third brightest object in the sky, so stargazers should be able to see it easily if they know when to look up.
The ISS looks like a fast-moving plane in the sky and is bright enough that it can even be seen from the middle of a city.
The first window takes place early Saturday morning, and the last window is scheduled for the evening of Wednesday, Feb. 4. The viewing windows are brief, in some cases lasting less than a minute.
Here are the windows for ISS sightings, according to NASA's "Spot the Station" service:
Date | Time | Visible | Max Height | Appears | Disappears |
Saturday, Jan. 24 | 6:37 a.m. | 1 min | 10° | 10 above NNE | 10 above NE |
Monday, Jan. 26 | 6:28 a.m. | 3 min | 25° | 11 above NNW | 22 above ENE |
Tuesday, Jan. 27 | 5:38 a.m. | 2 min | 13° | 12 above NNE | 11 above ENE |
Wednesday, Jan. 28 | 6:21 a.m. | 4 min | 80° | 16 above NW | 23 above SE |
Thursday, Jan. 29 | 5:32 a.m. | 1 min | 32° | 32 above NE | 23 above E |
Friday, Jan. 30 | 6:15 a.m. | 3 min | 28° | 26 above WSW | 10 above S |
Saturday, Jan. 31 | 5:26 a.m. | 1 min | 23° | 23 above SSE | 10 above SE |
Saturday, Jan. 31 | 8:19 p.m. | <1 min | 11° | 11 above SW | 11 above SW |
Sunday, Feb. 1 | 7:27 p.m. | 2 min | 33° | 10 above SSW | 22 above SSE |
Monday, Feb. 2 | 6:36 p.m. | 4 min | 16° | 10 above SSE | 10 above E |
Monday, Feb. 2 | 8:13 p.m. | <1 min | 20° | 18 above W | 20 above WNW |
Tuesday, Feb. 3 | 7:20 p.m. | 3 min | 59° | 29 above WSW | 26 above NNE |
Wednesday, Feb. 4 | 6:31 p.m. | 2 min | 30° | 30 above ENE | 11 above NE |
Wednesday, Feb. 4 | 8:05 p.m. | <1 min | 10° | 10 above NW | 10 above NW |
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