

“All sightings will occur within a few hours before or after sunrise or sunset,” explained NASA. It will enter Muscat’s airspace 36 degrees above north-northwest, before leaving 10 degrees above north-northeast. The ISS will also be over Oman for three minutes on Saturday at 5:22am. It will, however, be back in the skies at 6:07am for another five minutes, entering 10 degrees above the west and departing 10 degrees above the northern direction of the horizon. Normally, it is easy to spot the ISS with the naked eye. On Friday, it’s only going to be present for two minutes, starting at 4:34am. better-than-usual opportunities for viewing the International Space Station soon to be.
Spot the international space station full#
On Thursday, space enthusiasts have full six minutes to spot the ISS above Oman, as it enters Muscat’s airspace at 5:19am, 15 degrees above south-southwest, before exiting 10 degrees above northeast. The International Space Station can also be viewed from Thursday, 17 February to Saturday the 19th for varying periods. It will enter the skies above Muscat 10 degrees above southwest, before departing the skies 10 degrees above northeast. The tracker above, developed by ESA, shows where the Space Station is. The ISS can be viewed for a longer period on Wednesday, 16 February, when it stays above Oman for a full seven minutes, starting at 6:06am. Astronauts working and living on the Station experience 16 sunrises and sunsets each day. It will return again for a very brief period – just a minute – on Tuesday, at 5:21am, arriving 10 degrees above southeast, and depart ten degrees above east-northeast. It will be positioned to the south, ten degrees above the horizon, before exiting the skies over the Omani capital, travelling in an east-northeast direction. The station will return to the skies above Muscat at 6:07am on Monday, 14 February, for another five minutes. According to NASA, the station will appear 10 degrees above west-north-west and disappear 10 degrees above the southeast. On Tuesday evening, the ISS will appear over Muscat for a full five minutes, from 7:07pm.
