SATELLITE TRANSIT FINDER

ISS and satellite transits near Istanbul

The next good transit near Istanbul is the ISS crossing the Sun on Mon 12 Oct at 14:45:38.6 GMT+3 (11:45:38.6 UTC). Its centreline passes 20 km NE of central Istanbul, and the strip is 12 km wide. It is 35° up in the SW and the crossing lasts 0.91 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

DATEISTANBUL TIMESATELLITECROSSESTO CENTRELINEHEIGHTQUALITYSTATUS
Sat 10 Oct15:33:41.5EnvisatMoon37 km24° SWPoor 0 (hidden: the Moon is only 0% lit)LIKELY
Mon 12 Oct14:45:38.6ISSSun20 km35° SWExcellent 70LIKELY
Mon 12 Oct14:46:18.6ISSMoon70 km27° SPoor 0 (hidden: the Moon is only 4% lit)LIKELY
Wed 14 Oct14:39:19.5EnvisatMoon112 km20° SSEPoor 3 (hidden: a low quality score)PROVISIONAL
Sat 17 Oct12:25:14.9ISSSun138 km39° SExcellent 80PROVISIONAL
Sun 18 Oct15:27:43.5EnvisatSun30 km27° SWPoor 24 (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 Istanbul time to a tenth of a second; distances are to the centreline of the strip from central Istanbul.

Where Monday’s transit can be seen

IstanbulStrip of the ISS transit, Mon 12 Oct 14:45:39 GMT+3 at the nearest point
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    Questions about transits in Istanbul

    When is the next ISS transit in Istanbul?

    The next good transit near Istanbul is the ISS crossing the Sun on Mon 12 Oct at 14:45:38.6 GMT+3 (11:45:38.6 UTC). Its centreline passes 20 km NE of central Istanbul, and the strip is 12 km wide. It is 35° up in the SW and the crossing lasts 0.91 s.

    Do I need to travel to see one from Istanbul?

    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 20 km from central Istanbul, so the strip's edge is 14 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.