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 30 Nov | -2.6 | 18:03:27 look W alt 10° | 57° | 18:07:31 look SSE alt 43° |
| Fri 01 Dec | -2.9 | 17:15:05 look W alt 11° | 73° | 17:21:20 look ESE alt 13° |
| Fri 01 Dec | -1.1 | 18:52:12 look W alt 11° | 23° | 18:54:29 look SW alt 23° |
| Sat 02 Dec | -1.7 | 18:03:33 look W alt 11° | 32° | 18:08:17 look SSE alt 19° |
| Sun 03 Dec | -2.3 | 17:14:51 look W alt 10° | 45° | 17:21:17 look SE alt 10° |
| Sun 03 Dec | -0.2 | 18:53:03 look WSW alt 10° | 12° | 18:55:16 look SSW alt 10° |
| Mon 04 Dec | -0.8 | 18:03:41 look W alt 10° | 17° | 18:08:02 look S alt 10° |
| Tue 05 Dec | -1.4 | 17:14:55 look W alt 11° | 24° | 17:20:01 look SSE alt 11° |
| Thu 07 Dec | -0.5 | 17:15:10 look WSW alt 10° | 12° | 17:17:52 look SSW alt 10° |