ISS Transits August 3-7
The International Space Station will be visible over Silverton several times during the first week of August if the monsoon clouds cooperate and dissipate by dusk.
On the 3rd, the ISS will rise in the NNW at 9:47 PM headed ENE. It will reach maximum apparent altitude at 9:49 PM at 33 degrees above the horizon.
On the 4th the ISS will rise in the NW at 9:12 PM headed W, and will reach maximum altitude at 9:14 PM.
On the 5th the ISS will rise in the NW at 9:03 PM headed E and will reach maximum altitude at 9:05 PM.
The transit on the 6th will be the best of the bunch. The ISS will rise in the WNW at 9:28 PM headed SSE and will reach maximum altitude at 9:31 PM, 54 degrees above the horizon.
On the 7th the ISS will rise in the NW at 8:19 PM headed ESE and will reach maximum elevation at 8:21 PM. It won't be quite dark at this time but with the sun behind the mountains the ISS should be visible as it will have a brightness of magnitude -1.5.
As I write this on July 29 at 10 PM the sky is clear and that big bright object to the east above Kendall Mountain is Jupiter. My neighbor viewed it with 12X binoculars and was able to distinguish the Galilean moons. I viewed it with a telescope using a low-power eyepiece (30X) and was able to make out the equatorial bands. Get out and have a look.
Tony
