International Space Station making an appearance over CNY this weekend – WSYR

Posted: March 21, 2021 at 5:01 pm

Posted: Mar 17, 2021 / 12:02 PM EDT / Updated: Mar 20, 2021 / 09:42 PM EDT

SYRACUSE, NY (WSYR)- The International Space Station, or ISS for short, is expected to make an appearance in Central New York this weekend.

The ISS is one of the most visible man-made objects in the sky. Close up, it looks like a large spacecraft where some astronauts live and work. According to NASA, the space station is as big as a five-bedroom house!

The space station, which several nations worked together to build, circles earth at 17,500 mph about 250 miles up in the sky. Here on land, it looks more like a slow-moving star.

The timing of visibility of the ISS and a large area of high pressure over the Northeast will align this weekend. This will provide us with great viewing conditions.

Viewing the ISS

When Appears/Disappears Visible How Long

Sunday (3/21) at 7:53 p.m.WSW moving towardNE7 minutes

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International Space Station making an appearance over CNY this weekend - WSYR

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