Did you miss your chance to view the International Space Station (ISS) from Vancouver last week?
Not only will you have another chance to view the modular space station again Monday (July 19) night, but the weather forecast calls for clear skies all night long.
In fact, the ISS is viewable from the Lower Mainland on numerous occasions - but you'll have to know exactly where and when to look for it.
Tonight, stargazers can set their alarms for around 9:30 p.m.; the station will be viewable at 9:46 p.m.
So, what exactly does the station look like?
According to NASA, the station is visible to the naked eye and looks like a "fast-moving plane only much higher and travelling thousands of miles an hour faster."
With that said, it is the third brightest object in the sky, which makes spotting it less difficult. Like the moon, the space station is visible because it reflects the light of the Sun. And, naturally, viewing opportunities are best on clear nights.
A Vancouverite shared a video of the large spacecraft passing over Crab Park on social media.
The football field-sized space station serves as a testbed for technologies and supports NASA’s mission to push human presence farther into space. Learn more about station updates and research.
