Catch the ISS passing close to Venus and many others (24-26 August, 2018)
The ISS passes below Venus as seen from Melbourne on the evening of Friday 24 August at 19:49 AEST. Simulated in Stellarium (the ISS will actually be a bright dot), click to embiggen. | The ISS passes below Venus as seen from Adelaide on the evening of Friday 24 August at 19:18 ACST. Simulated in Stellarium (the ISS will actually be a bright dot), click to embiggen. | The ISS passes below Venus as seen from Perth on the evening of Saturday 25 August at 18:29 AWST. Simulated in Stellarium (the ISS will actually be a bright dot) click to embiggen. |
All sky chart showing local times from Heavens Above for Friday 24 August for Melbourne. | All sky chart showing local times from Heavens Above for Friday 24 August for Adelaide. | All sky chart showing local times from Heavens Above for Saturday 25 August for Perth. |
Over the next few days there are a series of very bright ISS pass. Many will pass close to bright planets or shoot between the pointers and the Southern cross. However, there are particularly close passes to Venus on the 24th (Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne), 25th (Perth) and 26th (Sydney, Hobart). On other days there are close passes to Mars.
The following tables are from data provided from Heavens Above.
Date | Brightness | Start | Highest point | End | Pass type | ||||||
(mag) | Time | Alt. | Az. | Time | Alt. | Az. | Time | Alt. | Az. |
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Passes from Brisbane
22 Aug | -3.6 | 18:18:53 | 10° | NNW | 18:22:06 | 53° | NE | 18:24:11 | 20° | ESE | visible |
23 Aug | -1.5 | 19:04:04 | 10° | W | 19:06:40 | 21° | SW | 19:07:45 | 18° | SSW | visible |
24 Aug | -2.7 | 18:11:25 | 10° | WNW | 18:14:36 | 42° | SW | 18:17:48 | 10° | SSE | visible |
26 Aug | -1.1 | 18:05:01 | 10° | W | 18:07:12 | 16° | SW | 18:09:24 | 10° | S | visible |
Passes from Darwin
22 Aug | -2.6 | 06:05:20 | 23° | W | 06:06:08 | 25° | NW | 06:08:54 | 10° | N | visible |
22 Aug | -1.3 | 19:19:19 | 10° | W | 19:21:50 | 20° | SW | 19:24:24 | 10° | S | visible |
23 Aug | -1.5 | 05:16:25 | 19° | NNE | 05:16:25 | 19° | NNE | 05:17:30 | 10° | NNE | visible |
Passes from Melbourne
22 Aug | -1.4 | 19:55:47 | 10° | NW | 19:56:53 | 19° | NW | 19:56:53 | 19° | NW | visible |
23 Aug | -3.2 | 19:04:03 | 10° | NNW | 19:07:11 | 39° | NE | 19:07:42 | 36° | ENE | visible |
24 Aug | -2.1 | 18:12:50 | 10° | N | 18:15:19 | 20° | NE | 18:17:50 | 10° | E | visible |
24 Aug | -2.3 | 19:48:27 | 10° | WNW | 19:51:06 | 36° | WSW | 19:51:06 | 36° | WSW | visible |
25 Aug | -3.7 | 18:56:13 | 10° | NW | 18:59:32 | 76° | SW | 19:01:40 | 21° | SE | visible |
26 Aug | -1.6 | 19:41:38 | 10° | WSW | 19:44:15 | 20° | SSW | 19:44:48 | 20° | SSW | visible |
27 Aug | -2.2 | 18:48:58 | 10° | W | 18:52:01 | 32° | SSW | 18:55:05 | 10° | SSE | visible |
28 Aug | -1.1 | 19:35:19 | 10° | SW | 19:36:57 | 13° | SSW | 19:38:04 | 11° | S | visible |
29 Aug | -1.3 | 18:42:13 | 10° | WSW | 18:44:36 | 18° | SSW | 18:46:59 | 10° | SSE | visible |
31 Aug | -1.0 | 18:36:01 | 10° | SW | 18:37:16 | 12° | SSW | 18:38:32 | 10° | S | visible |
Passes from Perth
21 Aug | -1.9 | 18:43:32 | 10° | NNE | 18:45:32 | 15° | NE | 18:45:58 | 15° | ENE | visible |
21 Aug | -0.3 | 20:18:40 | 10° | WNW | 20:18:42 | 10° | WNW | 20:18:42 | 10° | WNW | visible |
22 Aug | -3.7 | 19:26:26 | 10° | NW | 19:29:37 | 76° | WSW | 19:29:37 | 76° | WSW | visible |
23 Aug | -3.3 | 18:34:37 | 10° | NNW | 18:37:48 | 44° | NE | 18:40:26 | 14° | ESE | visible |
23 Aug | -0.6 | 20:12:19 | 10° | WSW | 20:13:08 | 13° | WSW | 20:13:08 | 13° | WSW | visible |
24 Aug | -1.9 | 19:19:22 | 10° | W | 19:22:16 | 27° | SW | 19:23:49 | 19° | S | visible |
25 Aug | -3.2 | 18:26:55 | 10° | WNW | 18:30:11 | 56° | SW | 18:33:30 | 10° | SE | visible |
26 Aug | -1.0 | 19:13:16 | 10° | WSW | 19:14:57 | 13° | SSW | 19:16:37 | 10° | S | visible |
27 Aug | -1.5 | 18:20:00 | 10° | W | 18:22:41 | 22° | SW | 18:25:23 | 10° | SSE | visible |
Passes from Sydney
22 Aug | -2.3 | 18:20:36 | 10° | N | 18:23:10 | 21° | NE | 18:24:11 | 18° | ENE | visible |
22 Aug | -0.4 | 19:56:33 | 10° | W | 19:56:54 | 12° | W | 19:56:54 | 12° | W | visible |
23 Aug | -3.4 | 19:04:12 | 10° | WNW | 19:07:29 | 59° | SW | 19:07:45 | 56° | SSW | visible |
24 Aug | -3.7 | 18:12:14 | 10° | NW | 18:15:31 | 62° | NE | 18:18:28 | 13° | SE | visible |
24 Aug | -0.6 | 19:50:20 | 10° | WSW | 19:51:11 | 13° | SW | 19:51:11 | 13° | SW | visible |
25 Aug | -1.7 | 18:57:19 | 10° | W | 19:00:06 | 24° | SW | 19:01:46 | 17° | S | visible |
26 Aug | -2.7 | 18:04:46 | 10° | WNW | 18:07:58 | 44° | SW | 18:11:13 | 10° | SE | visible |
27 Aug | -0.9 | 18:51:21 | 10° | SW | 18:52:50 | 12° | SSW | 18:54:19 | 10° | S | visible |
28 Aug | -1.4 | 17:58:03 | 10° | W | 18:00:34 | 19° | SSW | 18:03:06 | 10° | SSE | visible |
Passes from Hobart
23 Aug | -2.2 | 19:05:39 | 10° | NNW | 19:07:42 | 23° | NNE | 19:07:42 | 23° | NNE | visible |
24 Aug | -1.7 | 18:14:46 | 10° | NNE | 18:16:40 | 14° | NE | 18:18:24 | 11° | E | visible |
24 Aug | -1.8 | 19:49:26 | 10° | WNW | 19:51:07 | 27° | WNW | 19:51:07 | 27° | WNW | visible |
25 Aug | -3.7 | 18:57:28 | 10° | NW | 19:00:46 | 61° | NE | 19:01:40 | 41° | E | visible |
26 Aug | -2.8 | 18:05:47 | 10° | NNW | 18:08:49 | 32° | NE | 18:11:53 | 10° | ESE | visible |
26 Aug | -2.3 | 19:42:06 | 10° | W | 19:44:49 | 36° | SW | 19:44:49 | 36° | SW | visible |
27 Aug | -3.4 | 18:49:49 | 10° | WNW | 18:53:09 | 61° | SSW | 18:55:09 | 22° | SE | visible |
27 Aug | -0.3 | 20:27:30 | 10° | WSW | 20:27:50 | 12° | WSW | 20:27:50 | 12° | WSW | visible |
28 Aug | -2.0 | 19:34:59 | 10° | WSW | 19:37:52 | 25° | SSW | 19:38:04 | 25° | S | visible |
29 Aug | -2.4 | 18:42:30 | 10° | W | 18:45:37 | 34° | SSW | 18:48:14 | 13° | SE | visible |
29 Aug | -0.5 | 20:20:22 | 10° | SW | 20:20:54 | 12° | SW | 20:20:54 | 12° | SW | visible |
30 Aug | -1.7 | 19:27:54 | 10° | WSW | 19:30:28 | 20° | S | 19:31:00 | 19° | S | visible |
31 Aug | -1.8 | 18:35:21 | 10° | WSW | 18:38:08 | 23° | SSW | 18:40:56 | 10° | SE | visible |
31 Aug | -0.8 | 20:12:58 | 10° | SW | 20:13:43 | 14° | SSW | 20:13:43 | 14° | SSW | visible |
Source: http://astroblogger.blogspot.com/2018/08/catch-iss-passing-close-to-venus-and.html
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