ISS space station. Photo: NASA
The ISS flyover will be visible under clear skies in Ireland during the month of December 2015. A brilliant star like object will blaze across Irish skies tonight at 6:34pm chased by another bright object for just 1 or 2 minutes. The objects are the 100 billion euro International Space Station (ISS) with 6 astronauts on board, and a re-supply spaceship called Cygnus.
The objects should be visible in the skies over Ireland as broken cloud cover is forecast for the time of the flyover. The International Space Station will be blazing across the sky for the next few weeks (Dec 7 – Dec 27) with 6 astronauts on board. The times and direction to see ISS are posted in the chart below.
Sighting Locations
Location: Westport, Mayo, Ireland
| Date | Visible | Max Height | Appears | Disappears | Share Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon Dec 7, 7:24 PM | < 1 min | 14° | 11° above SW | 14° above SW |   |
| Tue Dec 8, 6:32 PM | 2 min | 22° | 11° above SSW | 22° above SSE |  |
| Wed Dec 9, 5:40 PM | 4 min | 16° | 10° above S | 12° above ESE |  |
| Wed Dec 9, 7:15 PM | 1 min | 21° | 12° above SW | 21° above SW |  |
| Thu Dec 10, 4:50 PM | < 1 min | 10° | 10° above SE | 10° above SE |  |
| Thu Dec 10, 6:23 PM | 3 min | 34° | 14° above SW | 33° above SE |  |
| Fri Dec 11, 5:31 PM | 4 min | 25° | 13° above SSW | 13° above ESE |  |
| Fri Dec 11, 7:07 PM | 1 min | 32° | 18° above WSW | 32° above SW |  |
| Sat Dec 12, 6:15 PM | 2 min | 47° | 26° above SW | 36° above ESE |  |
| Sun Dec 13, 5:22 PM | 4 min | 37° | 24° above SSW | 11° above E |  |
| Sun Dec 13, 6:58 PM | 1 min | 41° | 22° above WSW | 41° above WSW |  |
| Mon Dec 14, 6:06 PM | 3 min | 57° | 33° above WSW | 28° above ESE |  |
| Mon Dec 14, 7:41 PM | < 1 min | 18° | 18° above W | 18° above W |  |
| Tue Dec 15, 5:14 PM | 4 min | 49° | 37° above SW | 10° above E |  |
| Tue Dec 15, 6:49 PM | 1 min | 53° | 26° above WSW | 53° above SSW |  |
| Wed Dec 16, 5:57 PM | 3 min | 59° | 33° above WSW | 23° above ESE |  |
| Wed Dec 16, 7:32 PM | < 1 min | 19° | 19° above WSW | 19° above WSW |  |
| Thu Dec 17, 5:04 PM | 4 min | 58° | 40° above SW | 10° above E |  |
| Thu Dec 17, 6:40 PM | 2 min | 44° | 25° above WSW | 40° above SSE |  |
| Fri Dec 18, 5:48 PM | 4 min | 53° | 39° above WSW | 13° above ESE |  |
| Fri Dec 18, 7:23 PM | < 1 min | 20° | 17° above WSW | 20° above SW |  |
| Sat Dec 19, 4:55 PM | 4 min | 58° | 40° above WSW | 10° above ESE |  |
| Sat Dec 19, 6:31 PM | 3 min | 31° | 25° above WSW | 19° above SSE |  |
| Sun Dec 20, 5:38 PM | 4 min | 41° | 34° above SW | 11° above SE |  |
| Sun Dec 20, 7:14 PM | 1 min | 14° | 13° above SW | 13° above SSW |  |
| Mon Dec 21, 6:22 PM | 3 min | 20° | 20° above SW | 11° above SSE |  |
The following CYGNUS sightings are possible from Monday Dec 7, 2015 through Wednesday Dec 9, 2015
| Date | Visible | Max Height | Appears | Disappears | Share Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon Dec 7, 7:23 PM | < 1 min | 14° | 11° above SW | 14° above SW |  |
| Tue Dec 8, 6:33 PM | 2 min | 22° | 11° above SSW | 22° above SSE |  |
| Wed Dec 9, 5:40 PM | 4 min | 15° | 10° above S | 11° above ESE |  |
| Wed Dec 9, 7:15 PM | 1 min | 21° | 12° above SW | 21° above SW |
For more information visit the NASA “Spot The Station” website.
Here is some video that I got of the last ISS flyover in Ireland on the 10th of June last at 11.06pm. This flyover lasted about 4 minutes but I only got about 3 minutes of footage. The camera was struggling with focusing on the ISS. If we are lucky to to have clear skies this evening and tomorrow evening, we will see the Cygnus cargo delivery spacecraft trailing behind the ISS trying to catch up to it!
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