SATELLITE TRANSIT FINDER

ISS and satellite transits near Montreal

The next good transit near Montreal is the ISS crossing the Sun on Mon 12 Oct at 13:55:25.3 GMT-4 (17:55:25.3 UTC). Its centreline passes 71 km NE of central Montreal, and the strip is 12 km wide. It is 34° up in the SSW and the crossing lasts 0.94 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

DATEMONTREAL TIMESATELLITECROSSESTO CENTRELINEHEIGHTQUALITYSTATUS
Sat 10 Oct15:15:28.3EnvisatSun39 km27° SWPoor 23 (hidden: a low quality score)LIKELY
Sun 11 Oct14:43:03.9ISSMoon64 km25° SSWPoor 0 (hidden: the Moon is only 2% lit)LIKELY
Mon 12 Oct13:55:25.3ISSSun71 km34° SSWGood 67PROVISIONAL
Wed 14 Oct14:20:17.0EnvisatMoon66 km14° SSEPoor 2 (hidden: only 14° above the horizon)PROVISIONAL
Thu 15 Oct15:23:53.7EnvisatSun79 km25° SWPoor 21 (hidden: a low quality score)PROVISIONAL
Fri 16 Oct12:22:39.6ISSSun93 km36° SExcellent 73PROVISIONAL

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 Montreal time to a tenth of a second; distances are to the centreline of the strip from central Montreal.

Where Monday’s transit can be seen

MontrealStrip of the ISS transit, Mon 12 Oct 13:55:25 GMT-4 at the nearest point
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    Questions about transits in Montreal

    When is the next ISS transit in Montreal?

    The next good transit near Montreal is the ISS crossing the Sun on Mon 12 Oct at 13:55:25.3 GMT-4 (17:55:25.3 UTC). Its centreline passes 71 km NE of central Montreal, and the strip is 12 km wide. It is 34° up in the SSW and the crossing lasts 0.94 s.

    Do I need to travel to see one from Montreal?

    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 71 km from central Montreal, so the strip's edge is 65 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.