ISS will be Visible over Mumbai and Pune Tonight

Report by The Newsage Pune.

The ISS will be Visible Over Mumbai and Pune, at 7:28pm

The International Space Station (ISS) is an enormous space station that exists in the low Earth orbit, where astronauts from all different parts of the world live and work in harmony. This station is predicted to appear in the night sky over the cities of Mumbai and Pune shortly. This can serve as a rare opportunity for astrophiles to observe this engineering marvel closely.

Here is an opportunity for ardent skywatchers to witness the ISS with the naked eye. The ISS will be visible by 7:23pm and will be most visible over Mumbai and Pune at 7:28 pm, existing as the third brightest object in the sky. The director of Nehru Planetarium in Mumbai has provided specific information about the sighting of the ISS.

Apparently, the International Space Station (ISS) will appear in the sky tonight by 7:23pm and will be most visible by 7:28pm. This event will make the ISS the third brightest object in the sky after the Moon and Venus. Arvind Paranjpye, the Director of Nehru Planetarium in Mumbai has suggested some tips and tricks to be followed for a better view of the station. He claims that the ISS will be clearly visible for about two and a half minutes, right 10 degrees above the horizon. Onlookers are also urged to look in the North-West direction for the best view possible. Although no special equipment is required for sighting the station, using a binocular can definitely enhance visibility, he says.

He also states that city pollution might slightly obstruct the view. The icing on the cake is that, Sunita Williams, the Indian astronaut is currently onboard the ISS which is a very proud moment for the country. The ISS will return to Earth through the SpaceX Dragon Capsule, and onlookers are urged to capture pictures of the ISS before this moment. This station serves as a hub for scientific research in microgravity and other phenomena related to the solar system and continues to inspire space exploration. Here is a once-in-a-lifetime-opportunity, missing it would be a regret!