The International Space Station orbits the Earth every 90 minutes or so at an altitude of 400km. When not in the Earth’s shadow, the ISS is illuminated by the Sun and can be seen by Earth dwellers after sunset and before sunrise. The times below are for Bath, Somerset and are in local time.
| Date | Mag | Start | Max | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 11 Sep | -2.0 | 21:21:29 look SW alt 11° | 39° | 21:24:11 look S alt 39° |
| Fri 12 Sep | -1.7 | 20:33:10 look SSW alt 11° | 29° | 20:37:50 look E alt 18° |
| Fri 12 Sep | -1.2 | 22:09:14 look WSW alt 11° | 24° | 22:10:35 look WSW alt 24° |
| Sat 13 Sep | -2.8 | 21:20:38 look WSW alt 11° | 68° | 21:24:10 look SE alt 63° |
| Sun 14 Sep | -2.6 | 20:32:03 look SW alt 10° | 52° | 20:37:27 look E alt 19° |
| Sun 14 Sep | -1.4 | 22:08:41 look W alt 11° | 28° | 22:10:19 look W alt 28° |
| Mon 15 Sep | -2.9 | 21:20:01 look W alt 11° | 89° | 21:23:34 look E alt 73° |
| Tue 16 Sep | -3.0 | 20:31:21 look WSW alt 11° | 80° | 20:36:47 look E alt 20° |
| Tue 16 Sep | -1.4 | 22:08:05 look W alt 11° | 28° | 22:09:44 look W alt 28° |
| Wed 17 Sep | -2.9 | 21:19:23 look W alt 11° | 84° | 21:22:56 look ENE alt 73° |
| Thu 18 Sep | -3.0 | 20:30:40 look W alt 11° | 84° | 20:35:51 look E alt 24° |
| Thu 18 Sep | -1.1 | 22:07:25 look W alt 11° | 23° | 22:08:46 look W alt 23° |
| Fri 19 Sep | -1.0 | 19:47:40 look E alt 17° | 17° | 19:48:29 look E alt 11° |
| Fri 19 Sep | -2.9 | 21:18:42 look W alt 11° | 83° | 21:21:58 look SSW alt 83° |
| Sat 20 Sep | -3.0 | 20:29:58 look W alt 11° | 88° | 20:34:52 look E alt 28° |
| Sat 20 Sep | -0.7 | 22:06:54 look W alt 12° | 18° | 22:07:42 look W alt 18° |
| Sun 21 Sep | -3.1 | 19:42:50 look W alt 28° | 84° | 19:47:45 look E alt 11° |
| Sun 21 Sep | -2.4 | 21:17:55 look W alt 10° | 53° | 21:20:53 look SW alt 53° |