Oct 12 - How to Spot the Space Station

October 12 How to Spot the International Space Station by:

A group photo taken of the full International Space Station crew shortly before 3 astronauts now on board left earlier this month. Image via NASA/Space.com. Good morning. How to spot ISS in your sky The 3 astronauts now aboard ISS were supposed to be joined yesterday by 2 new crew members. But a problem several minutes into launch sent the 2 new ones – astronaut Nick Hague and cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin – plummeting in ballistic mode back to Earth. Both Hague and Ovchinin made it to the ground safely. Learn about the immediate future for the three astronauts still currently aboard ISS here, plus learn to spot ISS in your sky. Today in science: Proxima Centauri Astronomers thought Alpha Centauri was the closest star to Earth. Then they found a smaller, fainter star that's even closer. They named it Proxima, which means nearest. Read more. Meet Proxima Centauri, closest star to sun The star Proxima Centauri, part of the triple star system Alpha Centauri, is our sun's nearest known neighbor at 4.2 light-years away. Read more. Our sun’s closest neighbors among the stars, including Proxima Centauri. Image via NASA PhotoJournal.

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Tonight … Summer Triangle and galactic equator Tonight, use the Summer Triangle and the constellation Cygnus the Swan to locate the galactic equator – the great circle on the celestial sphere that bisects the glowing band of stars we call the Milky Way. Read more.

How to spot ISS in your sky Jean Marie André Delaporte captured ISS over Normandy in France this past Tuesday night, October 9. Read more. Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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