PUBLISHED:15: 58 (September) |UPDATED:17: ( (September 2019
The International Space Station has good visibility over Norfolk this month. Photo: NASA Archant
According to NASA’s Spot The Station website the International Space Station will be appearing over Norfolk until October 4.
The NASA website has provided the dates and times people in Norfolk can view the station as it moves west to east.
The dates and times are as follows.
Tuesday, September 24: 8. 22 PM, 9. 59 pm
Wednesday, September 25: 7. 34 PM, 9. 10 pm
Thursday, September 26: 8. 23 PM, 9. 59 PM
Friday, September 27: 7. 35 PM, 9. 10 pm
Saturday, September 28: 8. 23 PM, 9. 58 PM
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Sunday, September 29: 7. PM, 9. (pm
Monday, September 30: 8. 23 pm
Tuesday, October 1: 7. 35 PM, 9. 10 pm
Wednesday, October 2: 8. 22 pm
Thursday, October 3: 7. (PM, 9.) (pm
Friday, October 4: 8. pm
The duration of the space station’s appearance at these times ranges from less than one minute to six minutes.
According to NASA: “The space station looks like an airplane or a very bright star moving across the sky , except it doesn’t have flashing lights or change direction.
“It will also be moving considerably faster tha n a typical airplane. “
No special equipment is needed to see the station as it is visible to the naked eye.
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