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This is the optimum viewing period as the sun reflects off the space station and contrasts against the darker sky. All sightings will occur within a few hours before or after sunrise or sunset. Time: When the sighting opportunity will begin in your local time zone.

The space station is 357 feet end-to-end.

To mitigate the loss of muscle and bone mass in the human body in microgravity, the astronauts work out at least two hours a day.

Peggy Whitson set the record for spending the most total time living and working in space at 665 days.

In 24 hours, the space station makes 16 orbits of Earth, traveling through 16 sunrises and sunsets.

An international crew of six people live and work while traveling at a speed of five miles per second, orbiting Earth about every 90 minutes.

The space station has been continuously occupied since November 2000.

230 individuals from 18 countries have visited the ISS.To break it down for you: Facts and figures SpotTheStation! Time: Wed Apr 25 7:45 PM, Visible: 4 min, Max Height: 66 degrees, Appears: WSW, Disappears NE. If you sign up to one of those apps mentioned above, you may get a notification like this:

Loading YouTube content I've just got an alert about an upcoming sighting of the ISS. Tick all three boxes, and you're in with a shot!

Weather: Clear skies are best obviously, cloudy conditions can ruin your chances of a sighting.

The station must be 40 degrees or more above the horizon from where you are for it to be visible.

Location: Just like real estate, it's all about "location, location, location".It has to be just before sunrise or just after sunset. Time: It needs to be dark where you are.The planets really have to align (space pun intended) if you're going to see the ISS doing its thing in low orbit. Some spots can get only one sighting a month, others can get several a week. Some places around the world are luckier than others when it comes to ISS sightings. ISS Detector is one, ISS Spotter is another. There are also some apps for your phone you can set up for similar alerts. Generally you should get an alert 12 hours ahead of a scheduled sighting.