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Tonight in Portland

Thursday, October 22 · Sunset 6:12 PM · Moon 90% full, so faint things are harder

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Space Station

Great

Flying over Portland

5:20 AM

Early Friday morning

N

Look northeast, it'll cross to the northeast

A bright, steady light gliding across for about 2 minutes.

Space Station tracker
More details
What it is
The International Space Station (ISS), lit by the Sun
Path
NE → up 26° in the NE → NE
Brightness
magnitude about -1.2 (lower = brighter)
Length
1 min 45 s
Source
CelesTrak orbit data

Space Station

Great

Flying over Portland

6:53 AM

Early Friday morning

N

Look northwest, it'll cross to the northeast

A bright, steady light gliding across for about 6 minutes.

Space Station tracker
More details
What it is
The International Space Station (ISS), lit by the Sun
Path
WNW → up 28° in the N → ENE
Brightness
magnitude about -2.5 (lower = brighter)
Length
5 min 55 s
Source
CelesTrak orbit data

Jupiter

Great

2:50 AM

Early Friday morning, until 7:00 AM

N

Look southeast, high up

Looks like a bright star that doesn't twinkle.

More details
Visible
2:50 AM to 7:00 AM
Height at best
52° in the SE
Brightness
magnitude -2.0

Saturn

Maybe

6:50 PM

Tonight, until 4:50 AM

N

Look south, halfway up

Looks like a steady, medium-bright star.

More details
Visible
6:50 PM to 4:50 AM
Height at best
46° in the S
Brightness
magnitude 0.4
1 more tonight

Mars

Maybe

2:00 AM

Early Friday morning, until 7:00 AM

N

Look southeast, high up

Looks like a steady, medium-bright star.

More details
Visible
2:00 AM to 7:00 AM
Height at best
59° in the SE
Brightness
magnitude 0.9

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