Over the subsequent few days most of Australia will see some very good shiny passes of the ISS, some passing shiny stars or Venus or Jupiter. For many of Australia (sorry Darwin and Brisbane) there’s a very good move on Christmas day.
The next tables are from information offered from Heavens Above.
Passes from Adelaide (ACDST/ACST)
| Date | Brightness | Begin | Highest level | Finish | Go kind | ||||||
| (magazine) | Time | Alt. | Az. | Time | Alt. | Az. | Time | Alt. | Az. | ||
| 22 Dec | -2.1 | 22:56:54 | 10° | SSW | 22:59:34 | 29° | SSE | 22:59:34 | 29° | SSE | seen |
| 23 Dec | -1.6 | 22:08:07 | 10° | SSW | 22:10:38 | 19° | SSE | 22:12:05 | 15° | ESE | seen |
| 23 Dec | -0.9 | 23:44:15 | 10° | WSW | 23:44:56 | 15° | WSW | 23:44:56 | 15° | WSW | seen |
| 24 Dec | -1.1 | 21:19:33 | 10° | S | 21:21:12 | 13° | SSE | 21:22:51 | 10° | SE | seen |
| 24 Dec | -2.8 | 22:54:56 | 10° | SW | 22:57:29 | 47° | SW | 22:57:29 | 47° | SW | seen |
| 25 Dec | -3.1 | 22:05:48 | 10° | SW | 22:09:06 | 45° | SE | 22:10:04 | 34° | E | seen |
| 26 Dec | -2.1 | 21:16:48 | 10° | SSW | 21:19:45 | 26° | SE | 21:22:40 | 10° | E | seen |
| 26 Dec | -1.8 | 22:53:30 | 10° | WSW | 22:55:31 | 23° | WNW | 22:55:31 | 23° | WNW | seen |
| 27 Dec | -3.3 | 22:03:54 | 10° | WSW | 22:07:13 | 53° | NW | 22:08:10 | 38° | N | seen |
| 28 Dec | -3.7 | 21:14:33 | 10° | SW | 21:17:57 | 75° | SE | 21:20:51 | 13° | NE | seen |
| 29 Dec | -1.5 | 22:02:48 | 10° | W | 22:05:01 | 16° | NW | 22:06:26 | 13° | NNW | seen |
| 30 Dec | -2.3 | 21:12:45 | 10° | WSW | 21:15:48 | 31° | NW | 21:18:49 | 10° | NNE | seen |
Passes from Brisbane (AEST)
| Date | Brightness | Begin | Highest level | Finish | Go kind | ||||||
| (magazine) | Time | Alt. | Az. | Time | Alt. | Az. | Time | Alt. | Az. | ||
| 23 Dec | -0.4 | 21:41:45 | 10° | SSW | 21:42:05 | 12° | SSW | 21:42:05 | 12° | SSW | seen |
| 24 Dec | -1.1 | 20:53:24 | 10° | S | 20:54:38 | 13° | SSE | 20:54:38 | 13° | SSE | seen |
| 25 Dec | -0.5 | 21:39:30 | 10° | SW | 21:40:04 | 14° | SW | 21:40:04 | 14° | SW | seen |
| 26 Dec | -2.2 | 20:50:25 | 10° | SSW | 20:52:40 | 31° | S | 20:52:40 | 31° | S | seen |
| 27 Dec | -1.9 | 20:01:37 | 10° | S | 20:04:16 | 21° | SE | 20:05:19 | 18° | ESE | seen |
| 28 Dec | -1.2 | 19:13:23 | 10° | SSE | 19:14:47 | 12° | SE | 19:16:11 | 10° | ESE | seen |
| 28 Dec | -2.5 | 20:48:24 | 10° | SW | 20:50:51 | 38° | W | 20:50:51 | 38° | W | seen |
| 29 Dec | -3.8 | 19:59:01 | 10° | SW | 20:02:23 | 72° | SE | 20:03:35 | 36° | ENE | seen |
| 30 Dec | -2.6 | 19:09:54 | 10° | SSW | 19:13:00 | 33° | SE | 19:16:03 | 10° | ENE | seen |
| 30 Dec | -1.1 | 20:47:43 | 10° | W | 20:49:13 | 13° | WNW | 20:49:13 | 13° | WNW | seen |
| 31 Dec | -2.1 | 19:57:15 | 10° | WSW | 20:00:10 | 27° | NW | 20:02:03 | 16° | N | seen |
Passes from Darwin (ACST)
| Date | Brightness | Begin | Highest level | Finish | Go kind | ||||||
| (magazine) | Time | Alt. | Az. | Time | Alt. | Az. | Time | Alt. | Az. | ||
| 31 Dec | -2.0 | 21:03:02 | 10° | SSW | 21:04:55 | 30° | SSW | 21:04:55 | 30° | SSW | seen |
Passes from Hobart (AEDST/AEST)
| Date | Brightness | Begin | Highest level | Finish | Go kind | ||||||
| (magazine) | Time | Alt. | Az. | Time | Alt. | Az. | Time | Alt. | Az. | ||
| 23 Dec | -3.6 | 22:37:36 | 10° | WSW | 22:40:58 | 62° | NW | 22:42:05 | 36° | NNE | seen |
| 24 Dec | -3.7 | 21:48:22 | 10° | SW | 21:51:47 | 79° | SSE | 21:54:38 | 14° | ENE | seen |
| 24 Dec | -1.3 | 23:26:13 | 10° | W | 23:27:29 | 13° | WNW | 23:27:29 | 13° | WNW | seen |
| 25 Dec | -2.1 | 22:36:15 | 10° | W | 22:39:02 | 24° | NW | 22:40:04 | 20° | NNW | seen |
| 26 Dec | -2.9 | 21:46:41 | 10° | WSW | 21:49:55 | 40° | NW | 21:52:40 | 13° | NNE | seen |
| 28 Dec | -1.4 | 21:45:33 | 10° | W | 21:47:44 | 16° | NW | 21:49:53 | 10° | N | seen |
Passes from Melbourne (AEDST/AEST)
| Date | Brightness | Begin | Highest level | Finish | Go kind | ||||||
| (magazine) | Time | Alt. | Az. | Time | Alt. | Az. | Time | Alt. | Az. | ||
| 23 Dec | -3.1 | 22:38:04 | 10° | SW | 22:41:23 | 47° | SE | 22:42:05 | 39° | ESE | seen |
| 24 Dec | -2.2 | 21:49:04 | 10° | SSW | 21:52:06 | 29° | SSE | 21:54:38 | 13° | E | seen |
| 24 Dec | -1.7 | 23:25:46 | 10° | WSW | 23:27:29 | 22° | W | 23:27:29 | 22° | W | seen |
| 25 Dec | -3.6 | 22:36:18 | 10° | WSW | 22:39:38 | 57° | NW | 22:40:04 | 52° | N | seen |
| 26 Dec | -3.7 | 21:47:00 | 10° | SW | 21:50:25 | 74° | SE | 21:52:40 | 19° | ENE | seen |
| 27 Dec | -1.8 | 22:35:05 | 10° | W | 22:37:33 | 19° | NW | 22:38:10 | 18° | NW | seen |
| 28 Dec | -2.6 | 21:45:16 | 10° | WSW | 21:48:24 | 35° | NW | 21:50:51 | 14° | NNE | seen |
| 30 Dec | -1.1 | 21:44:39 | 10° | WNW | 21:46:04 | 12° | NW | 21:47:28 | 10° | NNW | seen |
Passes from Perth (AWST)
| Date | Brightness | Begin | Highest level | Finish | Go kind | ||||||
| (magazine) | Time | Alt. | Az. | Time | Alt. | Az. | Time | Alt. | Az. | ||
| 22 Dec | -1.3 | 22:00:39 | 10° | SSW | 22:02:24 | 19° | S | 22:02:24 | 19° | S | seen |
| 23 Dec | -1.2 | 21:12:12 | 10° | S | 21:14:01 | 14° | SSE | 21:14:56 | 13° | SE | seen |
| 23 Dec | -0.3 | 22:47:40 | 10° | SW | 22:47:46 | 11° | SW | 22:47:46 | 11° | SW | seen |
| 24 Dec | -1.8 | 21:58:26 | 10° | SW | 22:00:19 | 30° | SSW | 22:00:19 | 30° | SSW | seen |
| 25 Dec | -2.6 | 21:09:26 | 10° | SSW | 21:12:33 | 33° | SE | 21:12:54 | 32° | SE | seen |
| 26 Dec | -1.7 | 20:20:37 | 10° | SSW | 20:23:10 | 19° | SE | 20:25:31 | 11° | E | seen |
| 26 Dec | -1.5 | 21:56:50 | 10° | WSW | 21:58:21 | 21° | W | 21:58:21 | 21° | W | seen |
| 27 Dec | -3.8 | 21:07:20 | 10° | SW | 21:10:42 | 71° | NW | 21:11:00 | 65° | N | seen |
| 28 Dec | -3.4 | 20:18:04 | 10° | SW | 20:21:25 | 54° | SE | 20:23:42 | 18° | ENE | seen |
| 29 Dec | -1.8 | 21:06:00 | 10° | W | 21:08:32 | 20° | NW | 21:09:17 | 18° | NW | seen |
| 30 Dec | -2.7 | 20:16:06 | 10° | WSW | 20:19:19 | 40° | NW | 20:22:04 | 12° | NNE | seen |
Passes from Sydney (AEDST/AEST)
| Date | Brightness | Begin | Highest level | Finish | Go kind | ||||||
| (magazine) | Time | Alt. | Az. | Time | Alt. | Az. | Time | Alt. | Az. | ||
| 23 Dec | -2.1 | 22:39:49 | 10° | SW | 22:42:05 | 34° | S | 22:42:05 | 34° | S | seen |
| 24 Dec | -2.2 | 21:50:54 | 10° | SSW | 21:53:50 | 27° | SE | 21:54:38 | 24° | ESE | seen |
| 25 Dec | -1.4 | 21:02:08 | 10° | SSW | 21:04:27 | 17° | SSE | 21:06:45 | 10° | ESE | seen |
| 25 Dec | -2.0 | 22:38:03 | 10° | WSW | 22:40:04 | 30° | WSW | 22:40:04 | 30° | WSW | seen |
| 26 Dec | -3.8 | 21:48:44 | 10° | SW | 21:52:08 | 80° | SE | 21:52:40 | 59° | ENE | seen |
| 27 Dec | -2.9 | 20:59:35 | 10° | SSW | 21:02:50 | 40° | SE | 21:05:19 | 15° | ENE | seen |
| 27 Dec | -1.1 | 22:37:14 | 10° | W | 22:38:10 | 13° | WNW | 22:38:10 | 13° | WNW | seen |
| 28 Dec | -2.4 | 21:47:07 | 10° | WSW | 21:50:06 | 29° | NW | 21:50:51 | 26° | NNW | seen |
| 29 Dec | -3.4 | 20:57:31 | 10° | SW | 21:00:51 | 60° | NW | 21:03:35 | 14° | NNE | seen |
| 31 Dec | -1.4 | 20:56:11 | 10° | W | 20:58:33 | 18° | NW | 21:00:54 | 10° | N | seen |
When and what you will note is VERY location dependent, so you’ll want to use Heavens Above to get website particular predictions to your location, a small
distinction in location can imply the distinction between ISS passing
over the Moon or a planet or lacking it utterly.
As at all times, begin trying a number of minutes earlier than the move goes to begin to get
your self oriented and your eyes darkish tailored. Be affected person, there could also be
slight variations within the time of the ISS showing as a consequence of orbit modifications
not picked up by the predictions. Use the newest prediction for
your website.
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