Wednesday evening is a good opportunity to watch the International Space Station over Richmond – Richmond.com

Wednesday evening should be the best time of the week for getting a look at the International Space Station over Richmond.

The station should be visible starting at 8:56 p.m. as a bright dot above the west-southwest horizon, between Jupiter and the setting crescent moon. It will peak three minutes later as it crosses through the Ursa Major constellation, or Big Dipper, and set in the northeast sky by 9:02 p.m.

Though the sky may feature a few clouds, it ought to be clear enough to catch the bright reflection of the sun by then, slightly below our horizon off the stations solar panels.

There are a few other opportunities to spot the station this week, but this one will be the highest and brightest for our area until the middle of August.

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