International Space Station volition beryllium disposable to the bare oculus today. (Image credit: StockSnap/Pixabay)
Skywatchers successful Mumbai and Pune person a unsocial accidental to witnesser the International Space Station (ISS) tonight, without immoderate peculiar equipment. The ISS volition beryllium disposable starting astatine 7:23 PM, moving crossed the sky.
By 7:28 PM, it volition beryllium the 3rd brightest entity successful the sky, aft the Moon and Venus successful the occidental horizon. “For astir two-and-a-half minutes, the ISS volition beryllium 10 degrees supra the skyline and intelligibly visible,” said Arvind Paranjpye, manager of the Nehru Planetarium, Mumbai.
To amended your chances of spotting it, look toward the northwest and, if possible, usage binoculars. A wide entity is essential, arsenic metropolis contamination mightiness trim visibility.
This is besides a amusive accidental to question to Sunita Williams and her chap astronauts onboard! You tin adjacent effort capturing a selfie with the ISS earlier it yet returns to Earth via the SpaceX Dragon capsule.
The ISS, a marvel of quality engineering, orbits Earth and serves arsenic a hub for technological probe successful microgravity. Such sightings are rare, truthful if you’re successful Mumbai oregon Pune, don’t miss this fleeting opportunity.
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