Things I saw in the sky during the past few days

The other afternoon as we were going to our local garage – to pick up our car following its inspection – we saw this pretty reflection of the sun behind the clouds.

A few nights ago I realized there was a pretty sunset in the west when I saw the reflection of orange and pink outside a window facing the eastern sky – which I face when in my La-Z-Boy – so took my camera outside.

The next evening I went outside again because of another pretty sky and to listen to the activity at the farm as they drove tractors over corn silage. This is done to pack it tightly to press out as much oxygen as possible. (More on the corn harvest in a future post.) The lights in the foreground are from the farm. The one in the background is a church steeple.

Last night (Friday evening) when Cerwin was talking to our TFC friend Don Goss, concerning prayer requests for Saturday’s prayer breakfast, Don mentioned that he was soon going outside to watch the International Space Station fly overhead.

It was supposed to happen about 8:00 pm. He said you will recognize it because it goes across the sky very quickly. What fun it was to watch it moving across the sky.

Since I enjoy facts and information, I went to the internet for information: An object will glide across the evening sky, appearing brighter than all the stars and planets in the sky, but you’ll need to know where and when to look up. Thursday and Friday evenings will bring the perfect opportunity for those across the eastern United States to see the International Space Station fly overhead this week.

The ISS will outshine all of the stars and planets in the sky, making it easy to spot. However; it will only be visible for a few minutes. You can’t miss the ISS, even in urban areas, as it is as bright as Venus. It will appear like a plane at first, but you will notice the steady movement without flashing lights as it grows brighter.

Traveling at a speed of 17,500 mph, the station orbits the Earth once every 90 minutes. Although it is always flying through the sky, it is typically only able to be seen by the naked eye during certain times of the day. The space station is visible because it reflects the light of the Sun – the same reason we can see the Moon.