How To See The International Space Station

Look for the space station at this position.
How to see the international space station. However unlike the moon the space station isn t bright enough to see. You can find out the best nights to look for the iss. Visible to the naked eye it looks like a fast moving plane only much higher and traveling thousands of miles an hour faster. Watch the international space station pass overhead from several thousand worldwide locations.
The international space station becomes so visible to us because it reflects the light from the sun just like the moon. Each time it passes it is in a different position at different time. Blue pins appear when you click on the map or search your city to show you the nearest sighting opportunities. At the time specified on the star chart look for the space station at the direction and height you found in the earlier steps.
The space station usually looks like a moving dot or small white or yellowish sphere. It is the third brightest object in the sky and easy to spot if you know when to look up.