International Space Station flies over CNY this holiday weekend

SYRACUSE, NY (WSYR)- The International Space Station, or ISS for short, is expected to make a few appearances in Central New York this Memorial Day holiday weekend.

The ISS is one of the most visible man-made objects in the sky. Close up, it looks like a large spacecraft where some astronauts live and work. According to NASA, the space station is as big as a five-bedroom house! 

The space station, which several nations worked together to build, circles earth at 17,500 mph about 250 miles up in the sky. Here on land, it looks more like a slow-moving star. 

The timing of visibility of the ISS and a large area of high pressure over the Northeast will align this weekend. This will provide us with great viewing conditions. 

Viewing the ISS

When                                          Max Height Appears/Disappears              Visible How Long

Thursday (5/23) at 10:43 p.m.        87°  WNW moving toward SE              4 minutes

Friday (5/24) at 9:54 p.m.         57° NW moving toward ESE               6 minutes

Sunday (5/26) at 9:52 p.m.         58° WNW moving toward SE             5 minutes

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