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Originally Posted by SinceDay1
Buzzard, I'm pretty sure you saw the International Space Station. It can appear very bright in the night sky (similar brightness to Venus) and depending on your position relative it's path, it can take several minutes for it to transit from horizon to horizon. For example, it can up to 7 minutes if it's passing directly overhead. It travels from west to east. Here's a link to ISS passes visible from the Calgary area over the next couple of days. BTW, the more negative the Magnitude, the brighter it will appear.
http://www.heavens-above.com/PassSum...cojfhhnbjiookc |
ISS plot from last Wednesday for Calgary (From L to R - Time, Elevation, Direction of first time viewable, peak viewability, final vewing) (sorry the table wouldn't paste in -
Try here) :
18 Nov 15:11:08 10 SSW 15:13:13 18 SE 15:15:18 10 E
18 Nov 16:45:05 10 WSW 16:47:57 70 SSE 16:50:48 10 E
18 Nov 18:20:09 10 W 18:23:02 77 N 18:25:55 10 E
18 Nov 19:55:15 10 W 19:58:03 49 SSW 20:00:51 10 SE
18 Nov 21:31:32 10 WSW 21:32:36 11 SW 21:33:39 10 SSW