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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 19 Apr | -0.6 | 05:14:23 look SSE alt 10° | 13° | 05:17:36 look ESE alt 10° |
| Tue 21 Apr | -1.5 | 05:14:46 look SSW alt 10° | 26° | 05:20:27 look E alt 10° |
| Wed 22 Apr | -1.0 | 04:28:37 look S alt 14° | 19° | 04:32:34 look E alt 11° |
| Thu 23 Apr | -0.5 | 03:42:53 look SE alt 13° | 13° | 03:44:43 look ESE alt 10° |
| Thu 23 Apr | -2.5 | 05:16:06 look SW alt 10° | 49° | 05:20:41 look E alt 29° |
| Fri 24 Apr | -2.0 | 04:30:07 look SSW alt 20° | 36° | 04:34:54 look E alt 11° |