Tim Murphy from Boherbue captured this image of the International Space Station (ISS) zooming across the skies over Millstreet on Thursday, 28 April 2011. (click the image to see it in full)
The (ISS) will be visible in the night sky each night during this week until the 21st, although the best viewing opportunities are not expected from this Thursday (if there wasn’t so much cloud in the sky 🙁 !!!)
The Station will take on the appearance of a bright star racing from west to East across the southern skies. It will take approximately 9-10 minutes to cross the sky. Below are the times it will pass overhead:
But to look the other way, here is Ireland from the International Space Station at night (click to see it bigger). Can you figure out where Millstreet is?:
