We have another very nice flyover of the International Space Station tonight here in West Michigan at 9:48 pm. Look to the SW and the Space Station will appear just a little above the horizon. Itll climb to high in the sky (56 degrees) and then move to the east-northeast, where it will fade into the Earths shadow as it gets close to the horizon. The Space Station should be visible for nearly six minutes and skies should be clear to partly cloudy. Jupiter is the bright star in the southwest in the early evening sky and well have a crescent moon for a little while after sunset before it sets.

Check out the schedule at flyovers of the Intl. Space Station in West Michigan at this link. Heres a link to a map that shows where the space station is right now (takes a little while to open the page). Heres the NASA Intl. Space Station webpagewith the position of the sun. The Space Station circles the globe about every 93 minutes. Its about the size of a football field and flies about 220 miles above the ground, about the distance between Grand Rapids and Indianapolis.

Check out http://www.spaceweather.com for details on auroras, the number of sunspots, asteroid approaches and more. Sky and Telescopes Sky at a Glance will show you the current position of the moon and planets. You can also get the latest on West Michigan astronomical events from the Grand Rapids Amateur Astronomical Assn.

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Flyover of the Intl. Space Station Tues. Evening - WOODTV.com (blog)