Comment Re:Doesn't the ISS orbit the earth every 90 mins? (Score 3, Informative) 61
True, but the Earth is very big and the ISS flies less than 200 miles above it; so you can only see it when it flies within a few hundred miles of straight over your head. Also, the light has to be just right. Its only visible when the sun is not shining where you are, but is shining on the station. That's why the best time to see any satellites is near dusk or dawn. The point of the article is that conditions will be just right more often than usual this month, giving us less than amateur astronomers (especially people living in cloudy areas) a better chance of seeing it.
I went to http://www.n2yo.com/ and found that it will be flying straight over my head and be very bright in a couple of days.
I went to http://www.n2yo.com/ and found that it will be flying straight over my head and be very bright in a couple of days.