Beijing · Sat, Oct 24
What's that light in the sky?
Nothing unusual right now.
Next up: International Space Station (ISS): a bright, steady light crossing in a few minutes at 4:52 AM.
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One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over Beijing: a very bright ISS pass, a Starlink train, a meteor shower peak, planets together, a supermoon or eclipse, or a bright comet. Only the city is stored, not your location.
Over Beijing: the last 6 hours and the next day
Coming up
3:06 AM · STARLINK-1704 re-entering the atmosphere
Due within ±120 min somewhere along its orbit; only people near that spot see it, as a slow fireball breaking into pieces.
4:52 AM · International Space Station (ISS): a bright, steady light crossing in a few minutes
north → northeast, up to 12°
9:09 AM · STARLINK-1327 re-entering the atmosphere
Due within ±720 min somewhere along its orbit; only people near that spot see it, as a slow fireball breaking into pieces.
1:04 PM · STARLINK-1454 re-entering the atmosphere
Due within ±240 min somewhere along its orbit; only people near that spot see it, as a slow fireball breaking into pieces.
6:11 PM · Tiangong space station: a bright, steady light crossing in a few minutes
southwest → east, up to 38°
7:47 PM · Tiangong space station: a bright, steady light crossing in a few minutes
west → west, up to 13°
7:53 PM · STARLINK-1525 re-entering the atmosphere
Due within ±540 min somewhere along its orbit; only people near that spot see it, as a slow fireball breaking into pieces.
Nearby cities
Launch schedule: The Space Devs. Orbits: Space-Track. Computed by OrbitNight.