Early July ISS

By Chuck McPartlin

The International Space Station have a short flurry of visible passes through Santa Barbara’s evening skies this week, weather permitting. Its orbit may change, and I’ve only listed the best evening events, so to get the latest and most complete predictions, visit Heavens Above.

On Monday, July 10, the ISS will rise at 9:03 PM PDT in the S in Centaurus, and pass below red Antares, the Rival of Mars, then through Scutum and below the Summer Triangle to set in the ENE at 9:09 PM. It will come by again on its next orbit, appearing in the W at 10:40 PM to pass below Denebola and along the base of the bowl of the Big Dipper to disappear in Cassiopeia in the NNE at 10:45 PM.

Tuesday’s pass will be a higher version of that last pass, rising at 9:51 PM in the WSW, and going above Denebola, through the bowl/handle junction of the Big Dipper, above Polaris, and setting in Cassiopeia in the NE at 9:57 PM.

Wednesday’s pass will be the best and brightest, rising in the SW in Corvus at 9:03 PM and soaring overhead across Virgo, by orange Arcturus, and through the Lozenge asterism marking the head of Draco, setting between Cygnus and Cepheus in the NE at 9:10 PM.

I left out some bright early morning passes and dim, low evening passes through July 25. Bright evening passes will be back after that.