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Starting at 5:21 p.m., you should be able to see the International Space Shuttle passing above Los Angeles. "The Space Station moves from northwest to southeast between 5:21 p.m. and 5:27 p.m., appearing nearly overhead at 5:24 p.m.," says Anthony Cook at Griffith Observatory's Sky Report. "The ISS should rival brilliant Venus on both passes." Kevin Roderick at LA Observed finds good info on the station's passing on the LBReport.
Look to the Sky: Space Station Above Los Angeles
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Awesome... just saw it! That sucker moved fast.
Fast indeed. And brighter than I expected.
Grr ... I just missed it (by 10 minutes). Bet it was awesome. Any clue when it'll be back overhead? Is there a website on this?
David in Los Angeles, I just keep tabs on The Sky Report. It's not a blog or RSS, which is unfortunate, but it's update every Wednesday.
http://www.griffithobservatory.org/skyreport.html
Sigh. At 5:20 p.m. I positioned myself at a northwest facing window on the 10th floor of my office building -- an awesome vantage point.
Stood there eight minutes. Nothing.
Totally missed it. Totally bummed.
DavidinLA:
ISS appearances happen fairly often. It's even brighter when the Space Shuttle is docked to the station.
Another good site for keeping track of when and where the next appearance of the station and/or shuttle will occur (as well other bright satellites and Iridium flares - the occasional bright flashes off Iridium satellite antenna panels) - is Heavens Above, a free service that, when fed your location, will produce schedules and maps of upcoming appearances.
It's fun to be able to point out passing spaceships to your friends. :-)