International Space Station sighting over my home tonight

[Mousetoescamper]

The ISS was visible for three minutes, traveling from WNW to SSE over my home. This is my first attempt at photographing the ISS. There'll be additional opportunities during the next four nights, weather permitting.

[WhiteTara]

1. I'm going for the 2nd and the 7 minute

window. It will be a fun event at our house.

[Mousetoescamper]

10. The window was 5 minutes, but for two minutes it was obscured by buildings and trees

[brer cat]

2. Cool! We have too much cloud cover to see anything.

[Mousetoescamper]

11. Best wishes for clear skies, brer cat!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. Good for you, my dear Mousetoescamper! To see it is a miracle.♥ nt

[Mousetoescamper]

12. Conditions were ideal tonight. Even the wash of moonlight worked for the photo.

[PJMcK]

4. Very cool!

Thanks for sharing the photos.

Here's a website for locating the ISS and when it can be visible:

https://www.astroviewer.net/iss/en/observation.php?lon=-74.0059731&lat=40.7143528&name=New%20York

[CloudWatcher]

5. You can sign up with NASA to get email when it's visible for your location

Check out https://spotthestation.nasa.gov/home.cfm

You can get email on the day of a pass, it's great

[Mr.Bill]

6. I've been watching it

for about five years now. Always interesting.

[Mousetoescamper]

13. Thanks and you're welcome, PJMcK!

[Delmette2.0]

20. Years ago I saw the ISS pass overhead.

And right on time was a space shuttle catching up.

It was the best thing I have seen since the moon landings, because this wasn't on TV.

[MLAA]

7. Cool!

[Mousetoescamper]

14. Thanks, MLAA!

[orleans]

8. is it the line or the circle? nt

[Mousetoescamper]

15. The circle is the moon. The line is the ISS photographed with a long time exposure;

21 seconds for the first photo and 11 for the second.

[orleans]

17. that's so cool. good job! nt

[Mousetoescamper]

19. Thanks, orleans!

[Grumpy Old Guy]

9. Nice!

[Mousetoescamper]

16. Thanks, Grumpy!

By the way, I bought the used 50mm from KEH. Arrives Monday.

[Grumpy Old Guy]

18. Great news!

I ordered a new kit lens for my Canon R10 this morning. It's really tiny and will make travelling a lot easier.

[ThoughtCriminal]

21. If the sky clears, I'll see it tonight

That's pretty iffy, since we are getting monsoon storms.

The cool part is that is will pass into Earth's shadow just as it reaches maximum brightness overhead. I've seem this before and it turned a red color as the Sun set from it's perspective.