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How to Spot the Space Station
NASA notes the best times to see the International Space Station from NH.
By LES MASTERSON
Have you seen the International Space Station yet?
You may be able to see it for a short time overnight in New Hampshire this weekend. The six-member Expedition 40 crew is currently performing medical science experiments and preparing for a June 19 Russian spacewalk. Mission Control at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, determines sighting opportunities for thousands of locations around the world.
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ISS Sightings have visibility windows through June 18
According to NASA's Spot the Station, people in New Hampshire may be able to see the space station at these times and at these locations in the sky. NASA has a location lookup for different parts of New Hampshire, but the viewing times and locations are not very different.
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10:44 p.m. / visible for 2 minutes / maximum height: 21 degrees / Appears: 21 Above N / Disappears: 10 Above NE
Saturday, June 7
12:19 a.m. / visible for 5 minutes / maximum height: 20 degrees / appears: 10 Above NW / disappears: 11 Above NE
Saturday, June 7
9:55 p.m. / visible for 3 minutes / maximum height: 25 degrees / appears: 25 Above NNW / disappears: 10 Above NE
Sunday, June 8
9:06 p.m. / visible for 3 minutes / maximum height: 32 degrees / appears: 32 Above NNW / disappears: 10 Above NE
Monday, June 9
12:18 a.m. / visible for 4 minutes / maximum height: 27 degrees / appears: 11 Above NW / disappears: 22 Above WNW
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