SATELLITE TRANSIT FINDER

ISS and satellite transits near Glasgow

The next good transit near Glasgow is the ISS crossing the Sun on Sun 11 Oct at 13:26:13.5 BST (12:26:13.5 UTC). Its centreline passes 118 km SW of central Glasgow, 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 Oct09:24:52.0ISSMoon150 km12° SEPoor 0 (hidden: only 12° above the horizon)CONFIRMED
Sat 10 Oct09:25:08.4ISSSun34 km13° ESEPoor 11 (hidden: only 13° above the horizon)CONFIRMED
Sat 10 Oct14:13:04.8ISSMoon95 km22° SSWPoor 0 (hidden: the Moon is only 0% lit)CONFIRMED
Sun 11 Oct08:38:40.7ISSSun185 km6° ESEPoor 0 (hidden: only 6° above the horizon)LIKELY
Sun 11 Oct13:26:13.5ISSSun118 km28° SGood 51LIKELY
Mon 12 Oct12:39:10.7ISSSuninside26° SFair 47LIKELY
Mon 12 Oct15:40:49.7EnvisatSun160 km18° SWPoor 14 (hidden: a low quality score)LIKELY
Tue 13 Oct11:52:02.3ISSSun122 km24° SSEFair 40PROVISIONAL
Tue 13 Oct15:00:03.9EnvisatMooninside9° SPoor 0 (hidden: only 9° above the horizon)PROVISIONAL
Wed 14 Oct16:03:45.1EnvisatSun163 km16° SWPoor 11 (hidden: a low quality score)PROVISIONAL
Fri 16 Oct11:06:50.8ISSSun78 km21° SSEFair 33PROVISIONAL
Sat 17 Oct10:19:33.8ISSSun55 km16° SEPoor 21 (hidden: a low quality score)PROVISIONAL
Sat 17 Oct15:49:14.7EnvisatSun113 km16° SWPoor 10 (hidden: a low quality score)PROVISIONAL

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

Where Sunday’s transit can be seen

GlasgowStrip of the ISS transit, Sun 11 Oct 13:26:14 BST at the nearest point
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    Questions about transits in Glasgow

    When is the next ISS transit in Glasgow?

    The next good transit near Glasgow is the ISS crossing the Sun on Sun 11 Oct at 13:26:13.5 BST (12:26:13.5 UTC). Its centreline passes 118 km SW of central Glasgow, 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 Glasgow?

    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 118 km from central Glasgow, so the strip's edge is 110 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.