It was recently mentioned in Spaceweather that it the ISS is now bright 
enough to be visible in broad daylight.  I can well believe that, having 
observed Venus in the daytime.

Can anyone tell me if there is a site somewhere which can give pass details, 
similar to those on Heavens Above which seem only to be for nighttime 
passes, but for daytime as well?

Albert wrote:
> It was recently mentioned in Spaceweather that it the ISS is now bright 
> enough to be visible in broad daylight.  I can well believe that, having 
> observed Venus in the daytime.
> 
> Can anyone tell me if there is a site somewhere which can give pass details, 
> similar to those on Heavens Above which seem only to be for nighttime 
> passes, but for daytime as well? 
> 
> 

Hello Albert,

Why not download something like Satscape the freeware satellite tracking 
software which can be found here:

http://www.satscape.co.uk/iweb/Satscape/Front_page.html

Regards,
John.

John wrote:
> Albert wrote:
>> It was recently mentioned in Spaceweather that it the ISS is now 
>> bright enough to be visible in broad daylight.  I can well believe 
>> that, having observed Venus in the daytime.
>>
>> Can anyone tell me if there is a site somewhere which can give pass 
>> details, similar to those on Heavens Above which seem only to be for 
>> nighttime passes, but for daytime as well?
>>
> 
> Hello Albert,
> 
> Why not download something like Satscape the freeware satellite tracking 
> software which can be found here:
> 
> http://www.satscape.co.uk/iweb/Satscape/Front_page.html
> 
> Regards,
> John.

If you're not happy with that, there's plenty to choose from here:

http://www.dxzone.com/catalog/Software/Satellite_tracking/

Regards,
John.

"John"  wrote in message 
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> there's plenty to choose from here:
>
> http://www.dxzone.com/catalog/Software/Satellite_tracking/
>
Many thanks John.

I finally selected Footprint (don't really know why??).

Not a wonderful piece of software, but it does what I wanted.
Tried for a pass at 1715 yesterday, but no luck.

cheers

Albert

Albert wrote:
> "John"  wrote in message 
> news:6avas0F39et7iU1@mid.individual.net...
>> there's plenty to choose from here:
>>
>> http://www.dxzone.com/catalog/Software/Satellite_tracking/
>>
> Many thanks John.
> 
> I finally selected Footprint (don't really know why??).
> 
> Not a wonderful piece of software, but it does what I wanted.
> Tried for a pass at 1715 yesterday, but no luck.
> 
> cheers
> 
> Albert 
> 
> 
OK Albert and I hope it helps with future passes for you.

Regards,
John.

I doubt if the station will ever become a true daylight object...ie
visible in a clear sky at all elevations no matter what the sun
angle .  However it certainly seems to be  bright enough to be seen at
high elevations with the sun at or very near the horizon.

The easiest way to predict all passes is to use Calsky.com and select
the "invisible passes " option.

I have been experimenting for some time now with telescopic imaging in
daylight , using Calsky predictions....the results can be seen here :

http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/satcom_transits/daylight.html

John








On 7 Jun, 12:42, John  wrote:
> Albert wrote:
> > It was recently mentioned in Spaceweather that it the ISS is now bright
> > enough to be visible in broad daylight.  I can well believe that, having
> > observed Venus in the daytime.
>
> > Can anyone tell me if there is a site somewhere which can give pass details,
> > similar to those on Heavens Above which seem only to be for nighttime
> > passes, but for daytime as well?
>
> Hello Albert,
>
> Why not download something like Satscape the freeware satellite tracking
> software which can be found here:
>
> http://www.satscape.co.uk/iweb/Satscape/Front_page.html
>
> Regards,
> John.