SATELLITE TRANSIT FINDER

ISS and satellite transits near Edinburgh

The next good transit near Edinburgh is the ISS crossing the Sun on Sun 11 Oct at 13:26:22.1 BST (12:26:22.1 UTC). Its centreline passes 156 km SW of central Edinburgh, and the strip is 16 km wide. It is 28° up in the S and the crossing lasts 1.09 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

DATEUK TIMESATELLITECROSSESTO CENTRELINEHEIGHTQUALITYSTATUS
Sat 10 Oct09:24:59.2ISSMoon157 km12° SEPoor 0 (hidden: only 12° above the horizon)CONFIRMED
Sat 10 Oct09:25:15.2ISSSun42 km13° SEPoor 12 (hidden: only 13° above the horizon)CONFIRMED
Sat 10 Oct14:13:12.4ISSMoon136 km22° SSWPoor 0 (hidden: the Moon is only 0% lit)CONFIRMED
Sun 11 Oct08:38:46.3ISSSun179 km7° ESEPoor 0 (hidden: only 7° above the horizon)LIKELY
Sun 11 Oct13:26:22.1ISSSun156 km28° SGood 52LIKELY
Sun 11 Oct13:26:45.6ISSMoon127 km17° SPoor 0 (hidden: the Moon is only 1% lit)LIKELY
Mon 12 Oct12:39:20.0ISSSun27 km27° SFair 48LIKELY
Mon 12 Oct15:40:44.7EnvisatSun97 km18° SWPoor 14 (hidden: a low quality score)LIKELY
Tue 13 Oct11:52:12.1ISSSun91 km24° SSEFair 41PROVISIONAL
Tue 13 Oct14:59:57.6EnvisatMoon63 km9° SPoor 0 (hidden: only 9° above the horizon)PROVISIONAL
Fri 16 Oct11:07:01.1ISSSun116 km22° SSEFair 35PROVISIONAL
Sat 17 Oct10:19:44.4ISSSun19 km17° SEPoor 22 (hidden: a low quality score)PROVISIONAL
Sat 17 Oct15:49:09.7EnvisatSun51 km15° SWPoor 10 (hidden: a low quality score)PROVISIONAL
Sun 18 Oct09:32:30.8ISSSun142 km12° SEPoor 7 (hidden: only 12° above the horizon)PROVISIONAL

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

Where Sunday’s transit can be seen

EdinburghStrip of the ISS transit, Sun 11 Oct 13:26:22 BST at the nearest point
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    Questions about transits in Edinburgh

    When is the next ISS transit in Edinburgh?

    The next good transit near Edinburgh is the ISS crossing the Sun on Sun 11 Oct at 13:26:22.1 BST (12:26:22.1 UTC). Its centreline passes 156 km SW of central Edinburgh, and the strip is 16 km wide. It is 28° up in the S and the crossing lasts 1.09 s.

    Do I need to travel to see one from Edinburgh?

    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 156 km from central Edinburgh, so the strip's edge is 148 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.