The International Space Station will make a bright pass over Klamath Falls tonight and also on Thursday evening. As long as the clouds and fog stay clear, these will be excellent sighting opportunities.
We also recently learned of a new interactive tour of the ISS you can take with a computer. This tour also features “video stops” along the way to learn more about the features onboard the station.
Follow this link to visit the ESA website and see the ISS Space Station Interactive Tour
The following passes near Klamath Falls are forecast to be nearly magnitude -4.0 to -3.7 which are extremely bright. Also combined with drying air locally, this should be a very good time to see it. The ISS travels at about 17,150mph at an orbit height of about 254 miles above earth. Experiments have proven that time passes slightly slower on the ISS than here on earth!
Visible Pass Tonight 1-23-19
Visible 6:54:06PM — Peak 6:57:28 — Into Shadow 6:57:49 (seconds included in time)
Passing From South West to North East
Map provided by https://www.heavens-above.com
Visible pass tomorrow night 1-24-19
Visible 6:02:49pm — Peak 6:05:44pm — Into Shadow 6:08:41pm (seconds included in time)
Passing From South West to North East
We hope you enjoy these sightings and please feel free to share this. These passes are amazing educational opportunities for children.
Klamath Alerts would like to thank Heavens-Above for map use.
