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Here are the International Space Station sighting times for Seattle , duration of transit, degrees of arc, starting and end points for the Seattle area for the next four days:
ISS Thr Aug 17
09:19 PM
4
23 degrees at the high point of arc
Starting at 10 degrees above SSW
Ending at 16 degrees above ESE
ISS Fri Aug 18
09:40 PM
4 minutes duration
57 degrees at the high point of arc
Starting at 10 degrees above SW
Ending at 22 degrees above ENE
ISS Sat Aug 19
10:03 PM
4 minutes duration
65 degrees at the high point of arc
Starting at 10 degrees above WSW
Ending at 30 degrees above NE
ISS Sun Aug 20
08:50 PM
5 minutes duration
54 degrees at the high point of arc
Starting at 10 above degrees SW 11
Ending at above degrees ENE
It's the brightest thing in the sky and quite a treat to the naked eye alone but bring binoculars all the same.
photo by splunge
photo by TheophileEscargot
photo by Kronos_to_Earth
photo by ethylene
