Space station visible from San Diego
If skies are clear, the International Space Station will be visible for brief periods of time Friday through Sunday, says NASA.
On Friday, space station can be seen for three minutes starting at 6:38 p.m. The outpost will first be visible 10 degrees above the west-northwest horizon. It will be moving off to the southwest.
On Saturday, space station will be visible for an unusually long six minutes, starting at 5:47 p.m. You’ll first see it 10 degrees above the northwest horizon. It will move to the southeast.
On Sunday, space station will be visible for one minute, starting at 6:35 p.m. You’ll find the station 13 degrees above the southwest. It will be moving to the south-southwest.
The space station resembles a steadily moving ball bearing in the sky.
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