We’re into a season of nice evening ISS passes for Southern California.  Here’s the best evening Heavens-Above.com passes through Sunday.  This is a nice high pass by Jupiter travelling SW to NE.  Best from 9:34 p.m. until 9:41 p.m. tonight!

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Thursday – Jupiter gets a flyby

Date:	26 May 2016
Orbit:	402 x 404 km, 51.6° (Epoch: 26 May)

Event	Time	Altitude	Azimuth	Distance (km)	Brightness	Sun altitude
Rises	21:32:26	0°	228° (SW)	2,302	0.6	-17.2°
Reaches altitude 10°	21:34:30	10°	230° (SW)	1,446	-0.4	-17.5°
Maximum altitude	21:37:45	78°	316° (NW)	413	-3.3	-18.0°
Drops below altitude 10°	21:41:00	10°	44° (NE)	1,453	-0.5	-18.5°
Sets	21:43:05	0°	46° (NE)	2,315	0.5	-18.8°

 

FRIDAY

Date:	27 May 2016
Orbit:	402 x 404 km, 51.6° (Epoch: 26 May)

Event	Time	Altitude	Azimuth	Distance (km)	Brightness	Sun altitude
Rises	20:39:48	0°	213° (SSW)	2,300	0.5	-8.5°
Reaches altitude 10°	20:41:55	10°	206° (SSW)	1,445	-0.6	-8.8°
Maximum altitude	20:45:01	44°	133° (SE)	568	-3.0	-9.4°
Drops below altitude 10°	20:48:08	10°	60° (ENE)	1,452	-0.8	-9.9°
Sets	20:50:16	0°	53° (NE)	2,314	0.3	-10.3°

 

Sunday

Date:	29 May 2016
Orbit:	402 x 404 km, 51.6° (Epoch: 26 May)

Event	Time	Altitude	Azimuth	Distance (km)	Brightness	Sun altitude
Rises	20:30:29	0°	233° (SW)	2,303	0.8	-6.6°
Reaches altitude 10°	20:32:34	10°	237° (WSW)	1,447	-0.2	-7.0°
Maximum altitude	20:35:47	61°	318° (NW)	459	-2.7	-7.5°
Drops below altitude 10°	20:39:00	10°	40° (NE)	1,454	-0.6	-8.1°
Sets	20:41:06	0°	44° (NE)	2,315	0.4	-8.4°