It is the third brightest object in the sky and easy to spot, if you know when to look up that is.
The International Space Station (ISS) orbits the planet every 90 minutes at a height of over 250 miles.
As its diagonal orbit crosses other parts of Earth, there will be periods when the ISS is not visible above the skies of Swindon, sometimes months, then comes a space of a few weeks when it flies overhead, and is visible on a nightly basis.
The ISS will always appear in the west, and will travel eastwards, it takes on the appearance of a bright star, and is usually much brighter than anything else in the sky. If the sky is clear you should be able to spot it with the naked eye.
Times do vary so we have listed the date, the time the station will become visible, and how long it will be in the sky given by NASA’s Spot the Station website.
| Sat May 16, 10:03 PM | 5 min |
| Sat May 16, 11:38 PM | 6 min |
| Sun May 17, 1:15 AM | 6 min |
| Sun May 17, 2:52 AM | 6 min |
| Sun May 17, 4:30 AM | 2 min |
| Sun May 17, 10:51 PM | 6 min |
| Mon May 18, 00:27 AM | 6 min |
| Mon May 18, 2:04 AM | 6 min |
| Mon May 18, 3:42 AM | 4 min |
| Mon May 18, 10:03 PM | 6 min |
| Mon May 18, 11:40 PM | 6 min |
| Tue May 19, 1:16 AM | 4 min |
| Tue May 19, 10:52 PM | 6 min |
| Wed May 20, 00:29 AM | 5 min |
| Wed May 20, 2:06 AM | < 1 min |
| Wed May 20, 10:04 PM | 6 min |
| Wed May 20, 11:41 PM | 6 min |
| Thu May 21, 1:18 AM | 2 min |
| Thu May 21, 10:53 PM | 6 min |
| Fri May 22, 00:30 AM | 3 min |
| Fri May 22, 10:05 PM | 6 min |
| Fri May 22, 11:42 PM | 5 min |
| Sat May 23, 1:19 AM | < 1 min |
| Sat May 23, 10:54 PM | 6 min |
| Sun May 24, 00:31 AM | 2 min |
| Sun May 24, 10:06 PM | 6 min |
| Sun May 24, 11:43 PM | 4 min |
| Mon May 25, 10:55 PM | 5 min |
| Tue May 26, 00:33 AM | 1 min |
| Tue May 26, 10:08 PM | 6 min |
| Tue May 26, 11:45 PM | 3 min |
| Wed May 27, 10:57 PM | 4 min |
| Thu May 28, 10:09 PM | 6 min |
| Thu May 28, 11:47 PM | 1 min |
| Fri May 29, 10:58 PM | 4 min |
