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mahatmakanejeeves

(57,378 posts) Fri May 17, 2019, 02:27 PM May 2019

This weekend's seasonal "blue moon" will be the last of this decade. Saturday night's sky in DC:

This weekend's seasonal "blue moon" will be the last of this decade. Saturday night's sky in Washington should allow for viewing and the @Space_Station will pass through the sky as well!

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This weekend's seasonal "blue moon" will be the last of this decade. Saturday night's sky in DC: (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves May 2019 OP

Spot the Space Station mahatmakanejeeves May 2019 #1

Thanks for posting this. Looks like it's still going to be visible for a couple more days, too. JudyM May 2019 #2

mahatmakanejeeves

(57,378 posts)

1. Spot the Space Station

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Sat May 18, 2019, 02:22 PM

May 2019

https://spotthestation.nasa.gov/sightings/view.cfm?country=United_States®ion=Virginia&city=Alexandria#.XOBMLFJKi1s

Date || Visible || Max Height || Appears || Disappears
Sat May 18, 9:27 PM || 6 min || 65° || 10° above SW || 10° above ENE
Sat May 18, 11:04 PM || 5 min || 18° || 10° above WNW || 10° above NNE

The 9:27 sighting is the better of the two.

JudyM

(29,225 posts)

2. Thanks for posting this. Looks like it's still going to be visible for a couple more days, too.