TOLEDO, Ohio — While you are looking skyward on Sunday trying to catch one last glimpse of the Northern Lights, keep your eyes peeled for something much more common but that you might not realize is visible to the naked eye.
For a period of seven minutes, between 10:08 and 10:15 p.m., the International Space Station (ISS) will traverse the sky as it moves from the West Southwest sky to the Northeast.
The ISS will be at a maximum height of 52° above the horizon. (For reference, the horizon is 0° and straight overhead is 90°.)
The space station is the third brightest object in the sky behind the sun and moon so should be easy to pick out if you know where to look.
The good news is the sky should be clear of clouds throughout the region during the flyover
Starting out much smaller when the first component was launched by the Russians in 1998, the ISS has expanded to the size of a football field.
The International Space Station is a cooperative effort of multiple countries including the United States, Japan, Russia, and Canada, as well as Europe.
There are currently 7 crewmembers aboard the ISS.
Click here for more tips on viewing the space station.
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