boe4fun - 1-14-2023 at 08:11 AM
For lats near San Luis Obispo CA:
Time: Sat Jan 14 6:50 PM, Visible: 3 min, Max Height: 56°, Appears: 10° above SW, Disappears: 56° above SSE
pacificobob - 1-14-2023 at 08:37 AM
I have an app called ISS DETECTOR.
It alerts the user when the iss will be visible.
It also alerts for the Tiangong (Chinese space station)
mtgoat666 - 1-14-2023 at 08:46 AM
https://spotthestation.nasa.gov/
But this month has something more interesting than the space station. A comet should be visible to the naked eye around Feb 1….
Reportedly is visible right now with binos, but haven’t had a chance to get away from city lights to check it out (and it has been cloudy)
Good guide to viewing the comet:
https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/new-comet-might-ge...
[Edited on 1-14-2023 by mtgoat666]
pauldavidmena - 1-14-2023 at 10:53 AM
Goat - Thanks for posting the EarthSky article. Between excessive surface light and typically overcast skies, we wouldn't be able to see the comet
here on Cape Cod, but there's some hope that we might when we visit Todos Santos in early February.
AKgringo - 1-14-2023 at 11:19 AM
Last night, during a brief lull in a series of rain showers, I could almost see the moon. In the part of Norcal I am in nothing else has been visible
this month, other than brief glimpses of the sun.
BajaBlanca - 1-15-2023 at 12:19 AM
I do miss the night sky in Baja Sur, the stars felt like they were touchable if you put your hand out!