Tonight (Wednesday) Greater LA folks will have a nice view of the
International Space Station passing over.
If you are outside of southern Cal, you can sign up to get your
own zip code based alerts here https://spotthestation.nasa.gov/.
Here is a good chart and explanation what and when you see the
pass, and defines all the pertinent terms:
https://spotthestation.nasa.gov/message_example.cfm#AstronomicalHorizon
Tonight: : Wed Apr 12 9:07 PM, Visible: 2 min, Max Height: 43°,
Appears: 16° above NW, Disappears: 43° above N
April 14: 8:58 PM, Visible: 3 minutes, Max Height 48°, appears 10°
above WNW , Disappears 47° SSW
BEST!!
April 15: 8:06 PM, Visible 6 minutes!!, Max Height 72°, appears
10°NW, Disappears 14° SE
April 17: 7:58 PM, Visible 6 minutes also, Max Height 36, appears
10° above WNW, Disappears 10° SSE
Telescope and Bino owners, have a look at Jupiter (after sunset in
East) and Saturn (after midnight to dawn in South) this month.
Saturn near the moon mornings of April 14-17.
You definitely would see some Lyrids if you were to be outside in
fairly dark area on the morning hours of April 22nd. Info on that is
in this month's What's Up video here!
Over and out! Jane
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Jane Houston Jones
@jhjones @otastro
What's Up April? Jupiter Opposition, Lyrid Meteors
go.nasa.gov/2oFUfJz