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For anyone interested in the International Space Station (ISS), this is a pretty cool NASA web page you can use to find ISS spotting opportunities.


PS: Just as an aside, back in April 2018, a local National Monument, Gran Quiver ancient Indian Pueblo and Spanish mission, held a "dark sky" event. Astronomers from all over came there with their telescopes in tow while the park, located in a very dark sky area, remained open for several hours after dark.

Me and the wife and a couple friends went there with the intention of taking some Milky Way photographs. AS we learned from the amateur astronomers who were there, the ISS was due to be visible for several minutes, and indeed, at the prescribed time, you could see the ISS darting across the sky from horizon to horizon.

In one of my long exposure shots of the stars I took, you can see the path of the ISS in the upper center of the shot. The red on the ruins is from my poor attempt at light painting with a red lens flashlight.

First Dark Sky Shoot-merged.jpg
 
An iPhone app called SkyView will identify all kinds of stuff in space, including the ISS, other satellites, rocket bodies, and even stars, planets and constellations.
 
An iPhone app called SkyView will identify all kinds of stuff in space, including the ISS, other satellites, rocket bodies, and even stars, planets and constellations.
I have Satellite Tracker app that does as well.
 
An iPhone app called SkyView will identify all kinds of stuff in space, including the ISS, other satellites, rocket bodies, and even stars, planets and constellations.
Unfortunately those apps require an internal phone compass.
I used SkyView with an old phone and loved it.
 
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