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1.18.12 International Space Station Siting Thurs AM

If you're up early on Thursday January 19th, grab a coat and head outside for a view of the International Space Station. At 5:22am local time, the ISS should be visible (to the naked eye) if you look to the east, and above the horizon at about 54 degrees. (note, if you need a little geometry reminder here, zero degrees would be along the horizon, 90 degrees is looking directly above your head, 45 degrees would be exactly halfway between the horizon and if you were to look directly upward).

It will look like a very bright, quickly moving star. The reason we see this massive spacecraft is the sun reflecting off of the craft and the reflection is deflected toward our direction.

According to NASA, the ISS will only be visible for about 3 minutes tomorrow morning as its path takes it over to the east-northeast skyline. The ISS will fade away about 10 degrees above the horizon on the east-northeast sky.

Tomorrow should be ideal viewing with a clear sky, but if you cant get out in the morning, there will be other chances (weather permitting). Check out the full schedule of fly by's by clicking here.

**For skeptics**  This is not anything like a meteor shower where you sit and wait (and freeze) outside hoping to see something...anything. The ISS is a quick showing and pretty cool to know what you are seeing. Don't know what you're seeing? Read up on the ISS by clicking here.