FRANCE: When is the International Space Station visible from Newcastle? Visibility times and how to see the ISS from the skies above Newcastle
Newcastle has had some pretty spectacular celestial events so far in 2015 – there was the time the Northern Lights came (see pictures here) and then in March there was the solar eclipse – now comes the International Space Station.
The glowing bright light of the ISS will be possible to see when it passes over the North East this month – if you’ve got good eyesight and the night is clear.
The station appears as a bright, glowing object in the sky and can often be mistaken for a fast moving aircraft. Others sometimes think it is a shooting star.
It’s actually moving at four-and-a-half miles per second or about 17,500 miles per hour as it orbits the Earth from about 220 miles up.
As you peer into the darkness remember its crew will be peering down at you too. It currently has a crew of six who orbit the earth around 15 times a day.
The International Space Station is the third brightest object in the sky. The first expedition launched in October 2000. Some 200+ people have visited since then, and in the first 10 years the ISS orbited earth 57,361 times. The ISS is an orbiting laboratory for scientific research, but is also a docking port for other spacecraft.
International Space Station viewing times from Newcastle are few and far between so make the most of the times below – set a reminder on your phone!
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