SATELLITE TRANSIT FINDER

ISS and satellite transits near Lagos

The next good transit near Lagos is the Envisat crossing the Sun on Thu 15 Oct at 15:14:32.7 GMT+1 (14:14:32.7 UTC). Its centreline passes 90 km E of central Lagos, and the strip is 13 km wide. It is 46° up in the WSW and the crossing lasts 1.26 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

DATELAGOS TIMESATELLITECROSSESTO CENTRELINEHEIGHTQUALITYSTATUS
Tue 13 Oct07:59:06.7TiangongSun131 km21° EPoor 24 (hidden: a low quality score)PROVISIONAL
Thu 15 Oct15:14:32.7EnvisatSun90 km46° WSWFair 39PROVISIONAL
Fri 16 Oct14:35:18.7EnvisatMoon94 km39° SEPoor 20 (hidden: a low quality score)PROVISIONAL
Fri 16 Oct19:44:33.0TiangongMoon43 km40° SWFair 39PROVISIONAL
Mon 19 Oct13:41:49.6ISSSun23 km66° SWExcellent 100PROVISIONAL

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

Where Thursday’s transit can be seen

LagosStrip of the Envisat transit, Thu 15 Oct 15:14:33 GMT+1 at the nearest point
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    Questions about transits in Lagos

    When is the next ISS transit in Lagos?

    The next good transit near Lagos is the Envisat crossing the Sun on Thu 15 Oct at 15:14:32.7 GMT+1 (14:14:32.7 UTC). Its centreline passes 90 km E of central Lagos, and the strip is 13 km wide. It is 46° up in the WSW and the crossing lasts 1.26 s.

    Do I need to travel to see one from Lagos?

    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 90 km from central Lagos, so the strip's edge is 84 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.