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Visible to the naked eye

When the ISS and Tiangong cross the sky in sight of the naked eye, no instrument needed: a bright dot gliding without blinking, for a few minutes. Worked out by the site with its orbital elements. Paris time; hover over a time for UTC.

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Tonight

JN18FS

At 19:00, Tiangong (CSS) appears in the south-west (10°), is highest at 19:02, 14° up in the south, and leaves sight at 19:04 in the south (10°).

bright estimated magnitude −0.5 · 3 min 40 in sight

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The sky seen from below, north at the top, east on the right: the solid line is the visible part, the dotted one the rest of the pass.

The visible passes

3
ObjectStartHighestEndBrightness
Tiangong (CSS)Mon 2 Nov 19:00 SW 10°19:02 S 14°19:04 S 10°bright
Tiangong (CSS)Tue 3 Nov 18:00 SW 10°18:02 S 18°18:04 SE 10°bright
Tiangong (CSS)Wed 4 Nov 18:37 SW 10°18:38 SW 11°18:39 S 10°bright

Visible means: the place's sky dark enough (the Sun more than 6° below the horizon), the object lit by the Sun (not in the Earth's shadow) and at least 10° above the horizon. The brightness is an estimate (distance and lighting angle). Clouds are not forecast.