The International Space Station will be visible to the naked eye (weather permitting) across the Hunter region at 6.10pm on Monday evening.
NASA says the station will look like “a fast-moving plane, only much higher and traveling thousands of miles an hour faster” streaking across the night sky.
The fact that it’s the third brightest object in the sky makes it easier to spot, the space dudes say, if you know when to look up.
So, where exactly are you meant to look? Well, according to NASA, you should be gazing right here if you’re in Newcastle, at 6.10pm on Monday. Provided there’s not too much heavy cloud cover, you should see the station zooming past for around 3 minutes.
No stress if you miss it on Tuesday, of course, because the station will be visible twice on Tuesday night, again on Wednesday and again Friday.
Lake Macquarie viewing times
- Tue Jun 26, 5:17 PM 6 min 34° 10° above NNW 10° above ESE
- Tue Jun 26, 6:55 PM 1 min 18° 13° above WSW 18° above SW
- Wed Jun 27, 6:03 PM 3 min 33° 26° above WSW 18° above SSE
- Fri Jun 29, 5:55 PM 4 min 15° 11° above WSW 10° above S
Kurri Kurri viewing times:
- Tue Jun 26, 5:17 PM 5 min 35° 14° above NNW 10° above ESE
- Tue Jun 26, 6:55 PM 1 min 18° 13° above WSW 18° above SW
- Wed Jun 27, 6:03 PM 3 min 32° 26° above WSW 17° above SSE
- Fri Jun 29, 5:55 PM 4 min 15° 10° above WSW 10° above S
Nelson Bay viewing times
- Tue Jun 26, 5:17 PM 6 min 38° 10° above NNW 11° above ESE
- Tue Jun 26, 6:54 PM 1 min 16° 11° above WSW 16° above SW
- Wed Jun 27, 6:03 PM 3 min 30° 22° above W 16° above SSE
- Fri Jun 29, 5:55 PM 4 min 14° 10° above WSW 10° above S
Cessnock viewing times
- Tue Jun 26, 5:18 PM 5 min 34° 17° above N 10° above ESE
- Tue Jun 26, 6:55 PM 1 min 18° 13° above WSW 18° above SW
- Wed Jun 27, 6:03 PM 3 min 33° 26° above WSW 17° above SSE
- Fri Jun 29, 5:55 PM 4 min 15° 10° above WSW 11° above S
Simon McCarthy
Simon McCarthy is a journalist working at the Newcastle Herald in NSW. He writes news and features, and produces video and multimedia, for the Herald and Herald Weekender magazine. He contributes regularly to the Newcastle Herald’s daily Topics column, and is the co-creator and producer of the Toohey’s News podcast. McCarthy has worked as a journalist in regional NSW since 2013. He joined the newsroom of the Newcastle Herald in 2017 from the Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth where he worked from 2015 to 2016.
Simon McCarthy is a journalist working at the Newcastle Herald in NSW. He writes news and features, and produces video and multimedia, for the Herald and Herald Weekender magazine. He contributes regularly to the Newcastle Herald’s daily Topics column, and is the co-creator and producer of the Toohey’s News podcast. McCarthy has worked as a journalist in regional NSW since 2013. He joined the newsroom of the Newcastle Herald in 2017 from the Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth where he worked from 2015 to 2016.
