Where do I look for ISS?

During an evening pass, ISS rises above the horizon more or less in the west. It then climbs higher in the sky, moving eastward, until it disappears in the Earth's shadow. During a morning pass, ISS emerges from the Earth's shadow, then moves eastward and lower in the sky, until it sets more or less in the east.

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#2

It's elevation. May you see many high passes!

#1

You mention that a pass will be at 19 degrees. Is that elevation over the horizon? Or maybe declination as astronomers use the term? Or a compass direction?

We are in a forest, so things near the horizon are behind a lot of green (especially as now in summer!).

JL

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