UK ISS Pass details for August 2014

The International Space Station (ISS) is back over UK skies with some great passes during August 2014 and this month we have a special bonus with passes occurring during the Perseid Meteor Shower.

The ISS is the largest Space Station/ laboratory ever built orbiting the Earth, it can be spotted with the naked eye at certain times as it orbits the planet at 17500mph at an altitude of roughly 200 miles.

Spotting the station is very easy and you don’t need any special equipment, only your eyes.

Check out the Beginners Guide to Seeing the ISS to learn how easy it is to spot sailing over and the Beginners Guide to Photographing the International Space Station (ISS).

You can also see this great guide on how to watch and photograph the ISS.

All you need to know is; when and where the ISS will be passing over your location, luckily the United Kingdom (British Isles) is small enough for most of us who live there to see bright ISS passes at the same time. Neighboring countries can see the station pass over at roughly the same time also.

Only bright passes are included in the predictions and the fainter, less easy ones have been left out.

The table below gives approximate ISS pass times and basic information, this will help you spot the station as it passes over.

Only bright passes which can be seen from the UK are listed and the information is approximate. Timings may differ by a few seconds, dependent on observer’s location. Times may change at short notice if the Station performs an orbital boost and changes its orbit. All Timings are local time.

Make sure you give yourself plenty of time, get your cameras ready and enjoy the ISS as it passes over in August and keep your eyes peeled for meteors, satellites and other objects too, they will be visible most nights!

Good luck and clear skies…..

ISS bright UK pass details for August 2014

Enjoy watching the ISS as it passes over.

Times may change at short notice so please check this page daily for accurate timings

Date	Approximate Brightness of the ISS	ISS Rises 10° over the horizon (start time)	ISS Approaches From (start direction)	ISS Highest Point	ISS Sets/ Goes into Earths Shadow (direction)	ISS Goes into Earths Shadow	Approximate ISS Pass Details
03 August 2014	Incredibly Bright	23:15	SW	23:18	SE	23:18	Short Overhead Pass
04 August 2014	Incredibly Bright	22.:26	W	22:29	E	22:32	Medium Pass Disappears Before Horizon
05 August 2014	Incredibly Bright	00:02	W	00:05	WSW	00:05	Short Overhead Pass
05 August 2014	Incredibly Bright	21:37	SW	21:40	E	21:43	Medium Altitude Pass
05 August 2014	Incredibly Bright	23:13	W	23:17	E	23:18	Overhead Pass
06 August 2014	Incredibly Bright	22:25	WSW	22:28	E	22:31	Overhead Pass
07 August 2014	Incredibly Bright	00:01	W	00:04	W	00:04	Short Overhead Pass
07 August 2014	Incredibly Bright	21:36	WSW	21:39	E	21:42	Overhead Pass
07 August 2014	Incredibly Bright	23:12	W	23:16	E	23:17	Overhead Pass
08 August 2014	Incredibly Bright	22:40	W	22:27	E	22:30	Overhead Pass
09 August 2014	Incredibly Bright	21:35	W	21:38	E	21:41	Overhead Pass
09 August 2014	Incredibly Bright	23:11	W	23:15	E	23:16	Overhead Pass Disappears before Horizon
10 August 2014	Incredibly Bright	22:23	W	22:26	E	22:28	Overhead Pass
11 August 2014	Incredibly Bright	21:34	W	21:37	E	21:41	Overhead Pass
11 August 2014	Incredibly Bright	23:11	W	23:14	S	23:14	Short Overhead Pass
12 August 2014	Incredibly Bright	22:22	W	22:25	E	22:27	Overhead Pass
13 August 2014	Incredibly Bright	21:33	W	21:36	E	21:39	Overhead Pass
13 August 2014	Incredibly Bright	23:10	W	23:12	SW	21:41	Short Medium Pass
14 August 2014	Incredibly Bright	22:21	E	22:24	SW	22:25	Overhead Pass
15 August 2014	Incredibly Bright	21:32	W	21:35	E	21:38	Overhead Pass
16 August 2014	Very Bright	22:20	W	22:23	S	22:24	Medium Altitude Pass
17 August 2014	Very Bright	21:31	W	21:34	SE	21:36	Medium Altitude Pass
18 August 2014	Bright	22:19	W	22:21	S	22:22	Low Altitude Pass
19 August 2014	Bright	21:30	W	21:33	S	21:35	Low Altitude Pass
21 August 2014	Bright	21:30	W	21:31	S	21:33	Low Altitude Pass

THE ISS WILL RETURN TO UK EVENING SKIES OCTOBER 2014

Data obtained using NORAD Two Line Elements. Table information created manually with with in-house satellite prediction software.