THE International Space Station (ISS) is visible from South Lakeland, says Stuart Atkinson, of the Eddington Astronomical Society at Kendal.
"You don't even need a telescope," said Mr Atkinson. "On certain nights, and at certain times, you can see the ISS crossing the sky, looking like a bright star'. It rises in the west and sets in the east after curving across the southern horizon, sometimes quite high, other times barely scraping the treetops. Occasionally it can appear as bright as Venus, and many people mistake it for a UFO.
"You can next see the ISS from Kendal and the South Lakeland area at the following times. Just go outside a couple of minutes before the first time given and look for a star' rising up out of the west. You'll see it moving from right to left, heading east - that's the ISS! The ISS will disappear from view at around the second time given.
"Look for the ISS on November 11 (17.02 - 17.08); November 12: (17.26 - 17.31 - very bright and high too!); and November 13 (17.50 - 17.54)."
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