SATELLITE TRANSIT FINDER

ISS and satellite transits near Boston

The next good transit near Boston is the ISS crossing the Sun on Sun 11 Oct at 14:43:24.0 GMT-4 (18:43:24.0 UTC). Its centreline passes 60 km SW of central Boston, 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

DATEBOSTON TIMESATELLITECROSSESTO CENTRELINEHEIGHTQUALITYSTATUS
Sat 10 Oct15:14:15.8EnvisatMoon41 km24° SWPoor 0 (hidden: the Moon is only 0% lit)LIKELY
Sun 11 Oct14:43:24.0ISSSun60 km32° SWGood 64LIKELY
Sun 11 Oct14:43:50.8ISSMoon31 km27° SSWPoor 0 (hidden: the Moon is only 2% lit)LIKELY
Wed 14 Oct14:19:51.4EnvisatMoon24 km18° SSEPoor 3 (hidden: a low quality score)PROVISIONAL
Fri 16 Oct12:23:20.9ISSSun37 km38° SExcellent 80PROVISIONAL
Sun 18 Oct15:08:29.5EnvisatSun29 km26° SWPoor 23 (hidden: a low quality score)PROVISIONAL
Sun 18 Oct22:15:33.6TiangongMoon119 km11° SWPoor 3 (hidden: only 11° above the horizon)PROVISIONAL

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

Where Sunday’s transit can be seen

BostonStrip of the ISS transit, Sun 11 Oct 14:43:24 GMT-4 at the nearest point
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    Questions about transits in Boston

    When is the next ISS transit in Boston?

    The next good transit near Boston is the ISS crossing the Sun on Sun 11 Oct at 14:43:24.0 GMT-4 (18:43:24.0 UTC). Its centreline passes 60 km SW of central Boston, 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 Boston?

    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 60 km from central Boston, so the strip's edge is 54 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.