First you’ll need to set your location, then click on “daily predictions for brighter satellites”.
For your first time watching, look for ones brighter that 3.0 (maginitudes get brighter as the number gets smaller. So a 6.0 isn’t one most people can see with their eyes, 2.0 is a bright, easy to see star and a zero is one of the brightest stars in the sky). Also make sure the satellite is going to be high enough in the sky to see. It’s great fun!
Definitely also look on heavens-above for upcoming ISS flybys. You’ll notice that the brightness varies a bit. Catch a bright one, (with a big negative number) and be amazed for life.
First you’ll need to set your location, then click on “daily predictions for brighter satellites”.
For your first time watching, look for ones brighter that 3.0 (maginitudes get brighter as the number gets smaller. So a 6.0 isn’t one most people can see with their eyes, 2.0 is a bright, easy to see star and a zero is one of the brightest stars in the sky). Also make sure the satellite is going to be high enough in the sky to see. It’s great fun!
Definitely also look on heavens-above for upcoming ISS flybys. You’ll notice that the brightness varies a bit. Catch a bright one, (with a big negative number) and be amazed for life.