Elgin, Scotland

When to see the ISS from Elgin, Scotland, United Kingdom

When the International Space Station next crosses the sky over Elgin, Scotland, in local time, from its latest orbital elements. At 57.6° N it never goes overhead: at most it climbs about 30° above the southern horizon.

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Next visible pass: tomorrow morning at 04:35.

It rises in the south-west, climbs to 29° and sets in the south-east 6 minutes later.

There are 6 visible passes over Elgin, Scotland in the next three days.

  • Tuesday, October 2704:35–04:41south-west to south-east, up to 29°
  • Tuesday, October 2706:12–06:16west to south, up to 18°
  • Wednesday, October 2803:48–03:54south-west to south-east, up to 29°
  • Wednesday, October 2805:24–05:29west to south-east, up to 21°
  • Thursday, October 2904:37–04:42west to south-east, up to 25°
  • Thursday, October 2906:14–06:16south-west to south, up to 11°

Times are Elgin, Scotland time (GMT). Predicted from the orbital elements of Oct 26, 05:01 UTC. A pass needs a clear sky, and the times move when the station boosts its orbit.

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Good to know

  • A pass can be seen when the station is still in sunlight while the sky over Elgin, Scotland is dark, in the hours after sunset or before dawn. It looks like a bright, steady star crossing the sky in a few minutes.
  • The times are predicted from the latest published orbital elements, not observed, and cloud isn’t taken into account.
  • Passes are counted from 10° above the horizon, where buildings and haze stop hiding them.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Where is the ISS now?, Satellite tracker, Day and night, live

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