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Bright ISS Passes Near Bright Planets and International Observe the Moon night (14-19 October, 2021)

Tuesday, October 12, 2021 8:57

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The ISS as seen from Brisbane on the evening of Saturday 16 October at 18:48 AEST. Simulated in Stellarium (the ISS will actually be a bright dot), the white line is the path of the ISS, the other lines are paths of other satellites. Click to embiggen.	The ISS as seen from Adelaide on the evening of Saturday 16 October at 20:53 ACDST. Simulated in Stellarium (the ISS will actually be a bright dot), the white line is the path of the ISS, the other lines are paths of other satellites. Click to embiggen.	The ISS as seen from Perth on the evening of Saturday 16 October at 19:56 AWST. Simulated in Stellarium (the ISS will actually be a bright dot), the white line is the path of the ISS, the other lines are paths of other satellites. Click to embiggen.

All sky chart showing local times from Heavens Above for Saturday 16 October for Brisbane.	All sky chart showing local times from Heavens Above for Saturday 16 October for Adelaide.	All sky chart showing local times from Heavens Above for Saturday 16 October for Perth.

If it is not bucketing down rain where you are, over the next few days there are a series of bright ISS passes in the late evening twilight/early evening. The ISS passes close to the the bright planets Jupiter, Saturn and Venus on some occasions. On the 16th, which is International Observe the Moon night, most locations except Alice Springs and Darwin see the ISS pass close to the lineup of Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and the Moon. 17th sees a close pass to Jupiter from Adelaide. 16th a close pass to Saturn from Hobart. 15th a close pass to Venus from Perth and Saturn from Sydney.

The following tables are from data provided from Heavens Above. Particularly impressive passes are highlighted in yellow.

Passes from Adelaide (ACDST)

Date	Brightness	Start			Highest point			End			Pass type
Date	(mag)	Time	Alt.	Az.	Time	Alt.	Az.	Time	Alt.	Az.	Pass type
12 Oct	-0.4	04:08:25	10°	SSE	04:08:59	10°	SSE	04:09:32	10°	SSE	visible
12 Oct	-3.0	05:43:02	10°	SW	05:46:26	56°	SE	05:49:48	10°	ENE	visible
13 Oct	-1.9	04:56:05	12°	SSW	04:58:57	32°	SE	05:02:03	10°	ENE	visible
14 Oct	-1.1	04:11:34	21°	SE	04:11:34	21°	SE	04:14:04	10°	E	visible
14 Oct	-3.2	05:45:04	10°	WSW	05:48:19	39°	NW	05:51:30	10°	NNE	visible
14 Oct	-2.5	20:49:15	10°	NNW	20:51:14	26°	N	20:51:14	26°	N	visible
15 Oct	-3.9	05:00:34	66°	WSW	05:00:56	77°	NW	05:04:20	10°	NE	visible
15 Oct	-2.2	20:02:36	10°	N	20:05:03	19°	NE	20:07:31	10°	E	visible
15 Oct	-1.9	21:38:28	10°	WNW	21:40:59	32°	WSW	21:40:59	32°	WSW	visible
16 Oct	-1.6	05:50:05	11°	NW	05:50:05	11°	NW	05:51:08	10°	NNW	visible
16 Oct	-3.3	20:50:46	10°	NW	20:54:10	64°	SW	20:57:11	13°	SE	visible
17 Oct	-3.7	20:03:20	10°	NW	20:06:43	67°	NE	20:10:08	10°	SE	visible
17 Oct	-0.7	21:41:42	10°	WSW	21:43:50	15°	SSW	21:45:58	10°	S	visible
18 Oct	-1.2	20:53:25	10°	W	20:56:11	23°	SSW	20:59:00	10°	SSE	visible
19 Oct	-2.0	20:05:26	10°	WNW	20:08:36	35°	SW	20:11:49	10°	SSE	visible
20 Oct	-0.5	20:57:27	10°	SW	20:58:28	11°	SSW	20:59:29	10°	S	visible
21 Oct	-0.8	20:08:36	10°	WSW	20:10:44	15°	SSW	20:12:53	10°	S	visible

Passes from Brisbane (AEST)

Date	Brightness	Start			Highest point			End			Pass type
Date	(mag)	Time	Alt.	Az.	Time	Alt.	Az.	Time	Alt.	Az.	Pass type
13 Oct	-2.9	04:29:26	10°	SSW	04:32:48	53°	SE	04:36:07	10°	NE	visible
13 Oct	-1.3	19:30:37	10°	NNW	19:31:16	15°	NNW	19:31:16	15°	NNW	visible
14 Oct	-1.6	03:42:19	10°	SSW	03:45:19	27°	SE	03:48:16	10°	ENE	visible
14 Oct	-2.7	18:43:42	10°	N	18:46:37	27°	NE	18:48:07	19°	E	visible
14 Oct	-0.4	20:20:54	10°	W	20:21:14	12°	W	20:21:14	12°	W	visible
15 Oct	-0.8	02:57:30	16°	SSE	02:57:46	16°	SE	02:59:58	10°	E	visible
15 Oct	-3.0	04:31:30	10°	WSW	04:34:37	33°	NW	04:37:42	10°	NNE	visible
15 Oct	-2.0	19:32:45	10°	WNW	19:35:51	33°	SW	19:37:53	18°	SSE	visible
16 Oct	-3.9	03:46:59	66°	W	03:47:15	71°	NW	03:50:38	10°	NE	visible
16 Oct	-3.3	18:45:01	10°	NW	18:48:23	66°	SW	18:51:48	10°	SE	visible
17 Oct	-0.4	19:36:54	10°	SW	19:38:01	11°	SW	19:39:09	10°	SSW	visible
18 Oct	-0.8	18:47:54	10°	W	18:50:23	19°	SW	18:52:53	10°	S	visible

Passes from Darwin (ACT)

Date	Brightness	Start			Highest point			End			Pass type
Date	(mag)	Time	Alt.	Az.	Time	Alt.	Az.	Time	Alt.	Az.	Pass type
12 Oct	-2.9	19:41:43	10°	N	19:44:29	30°	NE	19:44:29	30°	NE	visible
13 Oct	-0.4	05:37:48	10°	SSE	05:38:56	11°	SE	05:40:05	10°	ESE	visible
13 Oct	-1.2	20:31:26	10°	W	20:33:59	20°	SW	20:34:24	20°	SW	visible
14 Oct	-2.5	19:43:20	10°	NW	19:46:33	43°	SW	19:49:47	10°	SSE	visible
15 Oct	-2.8	05:37:37	10°	SSW	05:40:56	50°	SE	05:44:12	10°	NE	visible
16 Oct	-1.3	04:50:43	10°	S	04:53:28	23°	SE	04:56:13	10°	ENE	visible
17 Oct	-0.2	04:06:50	11°	ESE	04:06:50	11°	ESE	04:07:10	10°	ESE	visible
17 Oct	-2.7	05:39:57	11°	WSW	05:42:42	26°	NW	05:45:35	10°	N	visible
18 Oct	-2.4	04:56:45	30°	NNE	04:56:45	30°	NNE	04:58:38	10°	NNE	visible

Passes from Hobart (AEDST)

Date	Brightness	Start			Highest point			End			Pass type
Date	(mag)	Time	Alt.	Az.	Time	Alt.	Az.	Time	Alt.	Az.	Pass type
12 Oct	-0.2	03:04:58	11°	ESE	03:04:58	11°	ESE	03:05:05	10°	ESE	visible
12 Oct	-3.1	04:37:58	25°	SW	04:39:43	56°	SSE	04:43:07	10°	ENE	visible
13 Oct	-2.0	03:53:04	33°	ESE	03:53:04	33°	ESE	03:55:30	10°	E	visible
13 Oct	-3.0	05:26:06	11°	WSW	05:29:01	34°	NW	05:32:09	10°	NNE	visible
14 Oct	-3.7	04:41:34	56°	NW	04:41:40	57°	NW	04:45:02	10°	NE	visible
15 Oct	-0.9	03:57:30	11°	ENE	03:57:30	11°	ENE	03:57:42	10°	ENE	visible
15 Oct	-1.7	05:30:35	13°	NW	05:30:36	13°	NW	05:32:09	10°	NNW	visible
15 Oct	-2.2	20:35:27	10°	N	20:37:53	19°	NE	20:37:53	19°	NE	visible
16 Oct	-3.9	21:23:32	10°	NW	21:26:58	84°	NE	21:27:12	75°	E	visible
17 Oct	-3.5	20:36:13	10°	NW	20:39:33	50°	NE	20:42:55	10°	ESE	visible
17 Oct	-1.7	22:13:22	10°	W	22:15:58	29°	SW	22:15:58	29°	SW	visible
18 Oct	-2.5	21:25:37	10°	W	21:28:55	42°	SSW	21:31:16	17°	SE	visible
18 Oct	-0.3	23:03:47	10°	SW	23:04:17	12°	SW	23:04:17	12°	SW	visible
19 Oct	-3.2	20:37:58	10°	WNW	20:41:22	62°	SSW	20:44:49	10°	SE	visible
19 Oct	-1.4	22:15:57	10°	WSW	22:18:42	21°	S	22:19:14	21°	S	visible
20 Oct	-1.5	21:28:06	10°	WSW	21:31:02	25°	SSW	21:33:56	10°	SE	visible
20 Oct	-0.4	23:06:05	10°	SW	23:06:55	14°	SSW	23:06:55	14°	SSW	visible
21 Oct	-1.9	20:40:16	10°	W	20:43:23	31°	SSW	20:46:32	10°	SE	visible
21 Oct	-1.2	22:18:25	10°	SW	22:20:58	19°	S	22:21:28	18°	SSE	visible

Passes from Melbourne (AEDST)

Date	Brightness	Start			Highest point			End			Pass type
Date	(mag)	Time	Alt.	Az.	Time	Alt.	Az.	Time	Alt.	Az.	Pass type
12 Oct	-1.3	04:37:58	14°	SSW	04:39:57	22°	SSE	04:42:43	10°	E	visible
13 Oct	-0.6	03:53:04	16°	SE	03:53:04	16°	SE	03:54:37	10°	ESE	visible
13 Oct	-3.8	05:26:06	10°	SW	05:29:34	88°	NW	05:32:59	10°	NE	visible
14 Oct	-3.0	04:41:34	46°	S	04:42:07	52°	SE	04:45:28	10°	ENE	visible
14 Oct	-1.3	21:20:37	10°	NNW	21:21:14	14°	NNW	21:21:14	14°	NNW	visible
15 Oct	-0.6	03:57:30	11°	E	03:57:30	11°	E	03:57:44	10°	E	visible
15 Oct	-2.7	05:30:34	24°	WNW	05:31:20	26°	NW	05:34:14	10°	N	visible
15 Oct	-2.7	20:33:41	10°	N	20:36:34	26°	NE	20:37:53	20°	E	visible
15 Oct	-0.9	22:10:09	10°	W	22:10:59	15°	W	22:10:59	15°	W	visible
16 Oct	-1.1	04:46:59	12°	NNE	04:46:59	12°	NNE	04:47:17	10°	NNE	visible
16 Oct	-3.0	21:22:25	10°	WNW	21:25:46	53°	SW	21:27:12	30°	SSE	visible
17 Oct	-3.8	20:34:53	10°	NW	20:38:18	87°	NE	20:41:46	10°	SE	visible
17 Oct	-0.9	22:13:13	10°	WSW	22:15:31	16°	SSW	22:15:59	16°	SSW	visible
18 Oct	-1.2	21:25:04	10°	W	21:27:52	22°	SSW	21:30:40	10°	SSE	visible
19 Oct	-1.9	20:37:07	10°	W	20:40:15	32°	SSW	20:43:25	10°	SE	visible
19 Oct	-0.4	22:17:15	10°	SSW	22:17:55	10°	SSW	22:18:35	10°	S	visible
20 Oct	-0.6	21:28:30	10°	SW	21:30:09	13°	SSW	21:31:47	10°	S	visible
21 Oct	-0.8	20:40:07	10°	WSW	20:42:24	16°	SSW	20:44:42	10°	SSE	visible

Passes from Perth (AWST)

Date	Brightness	Start			Highest point			End			Pass type
Date	(mag)	Time	Alt.	Az.	Time	Alt.	Az.	Time	Alt.	Az.	Pass type
12 Oct	-2.3	04:46:44	10°	SSW	04:50:01	40°	SE	04:53:15	10°	ENE	visible
13 Oct	-1.3	03:59:38	10°	SSW	04:02:30	24°	SE	04:05:20	10°	E	visible
14 Oct	-0.7	03:14:37	15°	SSE	03:14:54	15°	SSE	03:17:01	10°	ESE	visible
14 Oct	-3.5	04:48:35	10°	SW	04:51:56	50°	NW	04:55:14	10°	NNE	visible
14 Oct	-3.4	19:51:30	10°	NNW	19:54:20	48°	NNE	19:54:20	48°	NNE	visible
15 Oct	-3.7	04:03:39	47°	SW	04:04:32	80°	SE	04:07:56	10°	NE	visible
15 Oct	-2.7	19:04:33	10°	N	19:07:29	27°	NE	19:10:26	10°	ESE	visible
15 Oct	-1.3	20:41:29	10°	W	20:44:04	22°	SW	20:44:04	22°	SW	visible
16 Oct	-0.7	03:20:05	11°	ENE	03:20:05	11°	ENE	03:20:19	10°	ENE	visible
16 Oct	-1.9	04:53:12	13°	WNW	04:53:35	14°	NW	04:55:22	10°	NNW	visible
16 Oct	-2.3	19:53:30	10°	WNW	19:56:43	38°	SW	19:59:58	10°	SSE	visible
17 Oct	-3.5	19:05:50	10°	NW	19:09:14	73°	SW	19:12:40	10°	SE	visible
18 Oct	-0.6	19:56:52	10°	WSW	19:58:51	15°	SSW	20:00:52	10°	S	visible
19 Oct	-1.1	19:08:27	10°	W	19:11:12	22°	SW	19:14:00	10°	SSE	visible

Passes from Sydney (AEDST)

Date	Brightness	Start			Highest point			End			Pass type
Date	(mag)	Time	Alt.	Az.	Time	Alt.	Az.	Time	Alt.	Az.	Pass type
12 Oct	-1.0	04:39:06	10°	SSW	04:41:42	19°	SSE	04:44:17	10°	E	visible
13 Oct	-0.6	03:53:04	12°	S	03:54:05	13°	SSE	03:55:50	10°	ESE	visible
13 Oct	-3.8	05:27:51	10°	SW	05:31:17	80°	NW	05:34:41	10°	NE	visible
14 Oct	-3.0	04:41:34	19°	SSW	04:43:51	53°	SE	04:47:12	10°	ENE	visible
14 Oct	-1.7	19:46:20	10°	NNE	19:47:45	12°	NE	19:48:07	12°	ENE	visible
14 Oct	-0.8	21:20:51	10°	WNW	21:21:14	12°	WNW	21:21:14	12°	WNW	visible
15 Oct	-1.4	03:57:30	24°	ESE	03:57:30	24°	ESE	03:59:26	10°	E	visible
15 Oct	-2.4	05:30:34	11°	W	05:33:01	21°	NW	05:35:39	10°	N	visible
15 Oct	-3.9	20:33:20	10°	NW	20:36:45	84°	NE	20:37:53	40°	SE	visible
16 Oct	-2.5	04:46:59	27°	N	04:46:59	27°	N	04:48:54	10°	NNE	visible
16 Oct	-3.3	19:46:07	10°	NNW	19:49:21	42°	NE	19:52:38	10°	ESE	visible
16 Oct	-1.1	21:23:48	10°	W	21:26:19	19°	SSW	21:27:12	17°	SSW	visible
17 Oct	-1.7	20:35:41	10°	W	20:38:43	29°	SW	20:41:47	10°	SSE	visible
18 Oct	-2.7	19:47:51	10°	WNW	19:51:10	50°	SW	19:54:33	10°	SE	visible
19 Oct	-0.6	20:39:17	10°	WSW	20:40:55	13°	SSW	20:42:34	10°	S	visible
20 Oct	-0.9	19:50:44	10°	W	19:53:14	19°	SSW	19:55:46	10°	SSE	visible

When and what you will see is VERY location dependent, so you need to use Heavens Above to get site specific predictions for your location, a small difference in location can mean the difference between the ISS passing over a star or planet or missing it completely.

As always, start looking several minutes before the pass is going to start to get yourself oriented and your eyes dark adapted. Be patient, there may be slight differences in the time of the ISS appearing due to orbit changes not picked up by the predictions. Use the most recent prediction for your site.

Source: http://astroblogger.blogspot.com/2021/10/bright-iss-passes-near-bright-planets.html

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