The International Space Station will be noticeable over the United States and the United Kingdom in the early evening from January 18 and February 7.

This is a perfect opportunity to get teenagers and other space enthusiasts to see the International Space Station pass over. Sightseers can check out the spacecraft on a bright evening as it travels past star constellations and planets appear to the naked eye.

From the southwest, the ISS still emerges and continues eastwards in a straight line. Typically, it is noticeable for three to five minutes. To acclimatize your eyes to the night sky, and then look out for the blinding light and gesture at the astronauts as they pass over, the safest thing to do is to bundle up warm and get out a few minutes before their expected arrival.

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American astronaut Joseph Tanner waves to the camera during a space walk as part of the STS-115 mission to the International Space Station, September 2006.

Where and How to See the International Space Station in the UK and US 

Indeed, it is a sight to see one of the most historical and advanced space equipment our generation currently has. Timing is the secret, and the positive news is that there are many schedules right at dusk's hour as to when the ISS will appear in the skies.

ISS Going Across the UK

Newbury Today shares the periods the ISS will move across the United Kingdom from Thursday, January 21, and then over the weekend. These passages are rated as light, so it should be simple to see with a clear sky.

  • Thursday 21 January, 6.29 pm local time (1:29 pm EDT); 
  • Friday 22 January, 5.41pm local time (12:41pm EDT); 
  • Saturday 23 January, 6.29pm (1:29pm EDT); 
  • Sunday 24 January, 5.41pm EDT (12:41 pm EDT); 
  • Saturday 23 January, 6.29pm (1:29pm EDT);  

These periods can differ until 7 February by just a few minutes, during which the orbit of the ISS will mean that it will not be noticeable for yet another month.

ISS Passing Through the US 

Pennsylvanians will have the chance to see the International Space Station three times this week, according to Penn Live. The first one was already on view at 6:52 pm EDT last Monday, January 18.

The next expected period is Tuesday at 6:04 pm EDT for the next five minutes at 11 degrees above southwest.

Besides, a few moments past 6:00 pm EDT at 40 degrees west for four minutes will appear for the third period on Thursday, January 21, and travel to a maximum height of 63 degrees northeast.

Spot the Station

Not everybody, sadly, has the same schedule and geographic proximity. Often, depending on the calendar of a certain position does not guarantee the visibility of the ISS. But NASA developed a platform to locate the ISS right at home or wherever you are, and NASA will need to define a certain position to set a space station timetable and location.

NASA's Find the Station feature helps identify the ISS that can be seen by the naked eye. The next probable position for the Theodore Roosevelt Historic Site in Manhattan, New York, in the hunt is for only one minute on Saturday, January 16 at 6:51 pm.

You need to find the place where you want to see the International Space Station, select a timetable, and hope that the sky will be bright that night or the early morning.

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