The International Space Station (ISS) flew pass Singapore this morning at 6.24am. Its brightness was about mag -3.3 and it lasted quite a long while before it was out of sight. The ISS flew between the Moon and Mars, with Saturn in the middle. I managed to take a video of it! This video was taken at Commonwealth Close, Singapore. Best viewed in full screen. Note the bight moving object relative to the Moon.
Some fun facts about the ISS:
1) It's about 400km above sea level.
2) It cost about $100 billion to build.
3) There are 6 astronauts and cosmonauts living in the ISS.
4) It takes just 90 minutes to complete an orbit around Earth.
5) The ISS is about 6 football fields wide.
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