SATELLITE TRANSIT FINDER

ISS and satellite transits near Atlanta

The next good transit near Atlanta is the ISS crossing the Sun on Sun 11 Oct at 16:19:15.5 GMT-4 (20:19:15.5 UTC). Its centreline passes 53 km SW of central Atlanta, and the strip is 13 km wide. It is 32° up in the SW and the crossing lasts 0.95 s.

Orbit data age: ISS 0 h · Tiangong 27 h · Hubble 23 h · Envisat 19 h. Orbit data is checked every 10 minutes and a satellite’s paths are recomputed as soon as its orbit data changes. Last updated: .

Upcoming transits within 150 km

DATEATLANTA TIMESATELLITECROSSESTO CENTRELINEHEIGHTQUALITYSTATUS
Fri 9 Oct17:52:12.2ISSMooninside7° WSWPoor 0 (hidden: only 7° above the horizon)CONFIRMED
Sun 11 Oct16:19:15.5ISSSun53 km32° SWGood 63LIKELY
Sun 11 Oct16:19:43.3ISSMoon32 km30° SWPoor 0 (hidden: the Moon is only 2% lit)LIKELY
Wed 14 Oct15:59:45.1EnvisatSun20 km34° SWFair 30PROVISIONAL
Fri 16 Oct13:59:06.3ISSSun79 km46° SSWExcellent 99PROVISIONAL
Fri 16 Oct14:40:50.4EnvisatMoon71 km11° SEPoor 1 (hidden: only 11° above the horizon)PROVISIONAL

3 of these are hidden on the main finder by its quality filter (too low, a barely lit Moon, or a weak crossing). Times are Atlanta time to a tenth of a second; distances are to the centreline of the strip from central Atlanta.

Where Sunday’s transit can be seen

AtlantaStrip of the ISS transit, Sun 11 Oct 16:19:16 GMT-4 at the nearest point
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    Questions about transits in Atlanta

    When is the next ISS transit in Atlanta?

    The next good transit near Atlanta is the ISS crossing the Sun on Sun 11 Oct at 16:19:15.5 GMT-4 (20:19:15.5 UTC). Its centreline passes 53 km SW of central Atlanta, and the strip is 13 km wide. It is 32° up in the SW and the crossing lasts 0.95 s.

    Do I need to travel to see one from Atlanta?

    Usually a short way. The strip where a transit is visible is only a few to around 20 km wide, so it rarely crosses your own street. The next good one passes 53 km from central Atlanta, so the strip's edge is 46 km away.

    Can I see a transit without a telescope?

    The crossing lasts about a second and the station appears tiny, so a telescope or a long lens on a camera is needed to see its shape. Never look at the Sun without a certified ISO 12312-2 solar filter.