SATELLITE TRANSIT FINDER

ISS and satellite transits near Dublin

The next good transit near Dublin is the ISS crossing the Sun on Sat 10 Oct at 14:13:05.7 GMT+1 (13:13:05.7 UTC). Its centreline passes 51 km NE of central Dublin, and the strip is 16 km wide. It is 28° up in the SSW and the crossing lasts 1.06 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

DATEDUBLIN TIMESATELLITECROSSESTO CENTRELINEHEIGHTQUALITYSTATUS
Sat 10 Oct14:13:05.7ISSSun51 km28° SSWGood 52CONFIRMED
Mon 12 Oct15:38:21.2EnvisatMoon139 km14° SSWPoor 0 (hidden: only 14° above the horizon)LIKELY
Tue 13 Oct13:30:14.0ISSMoon46 km9° SSEPoor 0 (hidden: only 9° above the horizon)PROVISIONAL
Wed 14 Oct12:41:01.0ISSSun78 km29° SGood 53PROVISIONAL
Wed 14 Oct16:03:23.3EnvisatSun105 km19° SWPoor 15 (hidden: a low quality score)PROVISIONAL
Thu 15 Oct11:53:40.9ISSSun84 km25° SSEFair 45PROVISIONAL
Mon 19 Oct10:20:49.5ISSSun39 km17° SEPoor 23 (hidden: a low quality score)PROVISIONAL

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

Where Saturday’s transit can be seen

DublinStrip of the ISS transit, Sat 10 Oct 14:13:06 GMT+1 at the nearest point
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    Questions about transits in Dublin

    When is the next ISS transit in Dublin?

    The next good transit near Dublin is the ISS crossing the Sun on Sat 10 Oct at 14:13:05.7 GMT+1 (13:13:05.7 UTC). Its centreline passes 51 km NE of central Dublin, and the strip is 16 km wide. It is 28° up in the SSW and the crossing lasts 1.06 s.

    Do I need to travel to see one from Dublin?

    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 51 km from central Dublin, so the strip's edge is 43 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.