SATELLITE TRANSIT FINDER

ISS and satellite transits near Manchester

The next good transit near Manchester is the ISS crossing the Sun on Sat 10 Oct at 14:13:38.6 BST (13:13:38.6 UTC). Its centreline passes 89 km SW of central Manchester, and the strip is 16 km wide. It is 28° up in the SSW and the crossing lasts 1.05 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 Oct14:13:35.1ISSMoon71 km23° SSWPoor 0 (hidden: the Moon is only 0% lit)CONFIRMED
Sat 10 Oct14:13:38.6ISSSun89 km28° SSWGood 53CONFIRMED
Sun 11 Oct13:26:38.3ISSSun62 km28° SGood 53LIKELY
Mon 12 Oct15:40:07.1EnvisatSuninside20° SWPoor 16 (hidden: a low quality score)LIKELY
Tue 13 Oct14:59:40.5EnvisatMoon98 km12° SPoor 0 (hidden: only 12° above the horizon)PROVISIONAL
Wed 14 Oct14:20:51.7EnvisatMoon124 km7° SSEPoor 0 (hidden: only 7° above the horizon)PROVISIONAL
Thu 15 Oct11:54:20.9ISSSun56 km27° SSEFair 49PROVISIONAL
Fri 16 Oct11:06:57.4ISSSun102 km23° SSEFair 39PROVISIONAL
Sat 17 Oct15:48:31.9EnvisatSun76 km17° SWPoor 13 (hidden: a low quality score)PROVISIONAL

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

Where Saturday’s transit can be seen

ManchesterStrip of the ISS transit, Sat 10 Oct 14:13:39 BST at the nearest point
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    Questions about transits in Manchester

    When is the next ISS transit in Manchester?

    The next good transit near Manchester is the ISS crossing the Sun on Sat 10 Oct at 14:13:38.6 BST (13:13:38.6 UTC). Its centreline passes 89 km SW of central Manchester, and the strip is 16 km wide. It is 28° up in the SSW and the crossing lasts 1.05 s.

    Do I need to travel to see one from Manchester?

    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 89 km from central Manchester, so the strip's edge is 81 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.